This Boy Scout had a vision. A year after he died, his Chester community made it happen Tobie Nell Perkins, The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.)
Jun. 9 CHESTER, S.C. Hundreds of Chester County, SC, residents stood in the hot sun Sunday afternoon to remember Evan Bass and unveil the project he started before he died a prayer building behind the Chester County Coroner s Office.
Evan, a Chester County high school student, athlete and dedicated member of Boy Scout Troop 61, died in a tragic ATV accident on April 10, 2020. He was 17.
His death struck at the heart of the Chester community. His grandmother, Linda Tinker, recently retired after 28 years on the city council, and his grandfather, Terry Tinker, is the county coroner.