Basil C. Bain Sr.

A BEAUTIFUL BEGINNING On the Blessed day of February 20th, 1954, Basil Clement Bain was born to the late Mr. Hilton Bain and Late Mrs. Ethel Theus Bain in Nassau Bahamas. Basil was born an identical twin and was raised alongside 11 other siblings. He started his education at Saint Cecilia Catholic School and went on to graduate from Nassau Technical College. After graduating, Basil moved to Freeport, Bahamas, and worked as a repair technician working on business printers, typewriters, adding machines, and stenotype machines. In 1969, he moved from Freeport to Miami, FL in the United States where he attended Miami Dade Community College and obtained his master’s degree in business technology. THE LOVE SONG In the starlite summer of 1977 Basil met and married the one true love of his life Merlene McGrowder, to whom he married in 1981 and started a family raising 2 boys, Basil Reginald Bain, Jr. and the late Shervin Jermaine Bain. Basil established a loving home, founded on Christian principles in which the family thrived. DEDICATED PROVIDER & ROLE MODEL After graduation from Miami Dade Community College without hesitation or reservation, Basil started employment with Biscayne Electric Company, charged with the handling and transport of complex electrical equipment throughout the entire state of Florida. After several years he obtained his Commercial Driver’s License and received a timely opportunity with the City of Miami Dade Transit. As a junior team member, Basil often sacrificed holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas to ensure financial stability for his family. Over the course of years Basil proved himself not only a dedicated and efficient employee with Miami Dade Transit, but also now a highly decorated, senior member being awarded “Safe Driver of the Year” for 14 consecutive years along with seven “Employee of the Month” awards, as well as constant recognition from customers and senior management for his consistent punctuality, demonstration of outstanding professionalism, and performance of duty. In Light of this, he was granted a more flexible schedule. Basil chose to dedicate his extra time to be an Assistant Coach for the Junior Varsity and Varsity boys’ basketball teams at Archbishop Curley Notre Dame from 1996 - 2005. Here he found another niche as the young men were drawn to him and respected him as a modeled father figure. In 2012 Basil accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and publicly announced his faith through baptism at Stanton Memorial Baptist Church. In October 2019 Basil was ordained a deacon. He played the saxophone in the orchestra and was active in other ministries. On January 10, 2025, Basil went to be with the Lord. Left to cherish his legacy are his wife: Merlene Bain; son: Basil R. Bain, Jr.; step-son: Leroy Smith; daughter in law: Paulina Bain; grandchildren: Basil Bain III (the 3rd), Seth Bain, Desiray Bain, and Jenavive Bain; brothers: Bernard, and Kenneth Bain; sisters: Paula Brown and Celestine Russell; family friends: Bowe, Bethell, Deveaux, Sandilands, Scavella, and Strachan families, and a host of nieces and nephews, numerous grand- nieces, and grand-nephews, other relatives, and close friends.

Basil C. Bain Sr.

February 20, 1954 - January 10, 2025

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