Governor appoints two new members to Commission

Governor James B. Hunt, Jr., has appointed Raymond A. Bass, Jr., of Fayetteville and John D. Bridgeman of Gastonia to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission for three-year terms expiring July 31, 1996. They succeed Brantley T. Poole of Raleigh and Grace T. Steed of Randleman, whose terms recently expired.

Mr. Bass is a native of Halifax, North Carolina, and a graduate of East Carolina University in Greenville where A broker, Mr. Bass entered the real estate business in 1965. He is currently part-owner and president of Dickens-Bass Realty & Construction Company, Inc., in Fayetteville as well as president of Bass Construction Company of Fayetteville, Inc. Mr. Bass has served on numerous committees in the Fayetteville Association of REALTORS®, having been an active REALTOR® for 28 years. He is also a member of both the North Carolina and National Association of REALTORS® In addition to membership in the Homebuilders Association at the local, state and national levels, Mr. Bass is a member of both the Carolina and Cape Fear Aero Clubs as well as the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.  Mr. Bass and his wife, Joan, have three children - Greg, Lisa, and Susan.

Mr. Bridgeman began his real estate career with employment as a mortgage loan officer at a bank in Gastonia. In 1970, he opened Bridgeman Real Estate Company, which is now Coldwell Banker, Bridgeman & Associates. It has divisions for both residential and commercial/industrial sales, with offices in Gastonia, Belmont and Cramer Mountain. Mr. Bridgeman pioneered Gaston County's first PUD (Planned Unit Development), which has commercial, office park and residential areas. Active in his community, Mr. Bridgeman was elected to three terms on Gastonia's City Council. He serves on the boards of numerous civic and trade organizations that include the Homebuilders' Association, United Way and the Chamber of Commerce. He is a former president of the Gaston Board of REALTORS® Mr. Bridgeman and his wife, Nan, have two daughters, Dana and Amy, and two sons, Rob and Alex.