Basil Xenophon Diamond passed away suddenly on September 27, 2024, at the age of 68 while at home in Clarksville, Tennessee. The cause of death was vascular complications.
Basil was born on May 22, 1956, to Xenophon and Georgia Diamond in Cold Spring, NY. He spent his childhood with his family at St. Basil Academy in Garrison, NY. He moved to Needham, MA in 1973 and graduated from Needham High School in 1974. At age 17 Basil started landscaping at Winslow’s Nursery. He then attended Sylvania Technical Institute and earned a degree in Electronics. Soon after, he embraced his love for the outdoors and with an entrepreneurial spirit opened his own company, Diamond Landscaping, in 1984. He married Nancy Lynn Domico on December 17, 1985.
Basil became a father in 1986 to his son Xenophon Basil Alexander Diamond and the next year to his daughter, Xanthi Roxanne Diamond. The Diamond family moved to Clarksville, TN in 1992. Basil started Diamond Construction later that year. He became a Master Tradesman and grew a loyal clientele until retiring at age 62. He enjoyed continuing to work around his home and yard and remained active throughout his life.
Basil is survived by his sister Fotene Zimmerman of Pembroke, MA; his wife and life partner of 40 years, Nancy Diamond; his son Xenophon Diamond; two grandchildren, Athena Fotene Diamond and Romanos Xenophon Thomas Diamond who reside in Brunswick, OH; and his daughter Xanthi Diamond, who resides in Nashville, TN.
Due to Basil’s wishes, there will not be a service. He is being donated to the Forensic Anthropology Research Center at Texas State University where he will continue to help others even after death. He will be remembered for his passionate, boisterous spirit and his unending devotion to helping others.
Arrangements are in the care of Neal Tarpley Parchman Funeral Home.