Personal Life
Bastien was good friends with fellow wrestler Roddy Piper and was the best man at his wedding. Bastien served as president of the Cauliflower Alley Club for six years from 2001 to 2007, but was reported in 2010 to be suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, his health progressively getting worse. Bastien died on August 11, 2012 at age 81.
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