Submitted to The Union “Chips” worked numerous jobs, and traveled throughout the country before arriving in Grass Valley. He was homeless for years, sheltered at times by Hospitality House, whose staff found him housing in 2015. Submitted to The Union In his final years, Burton Chipman Bezanson, known to many locals as “Chips,” most looked forward to daily phone calls with his daughter. Eight years ago, Bezanson and his daughter, Tammy Cookston, were reunited after 35 years without contact. Wanting to connect with him as much as possible since then, Cookston said, “I called my dad every single day.” He worked numerous jobs — “from the circus to the oil field,” according to Cookston — and traveled throughout the country before arriving in Grass Valley. He was homeless for years, sheltered at times by Hospitality House, whose staff found him housing in 2015, and ultimately resided in a local skilled nursing facility.