Bob Bastian

{{Short description|American politician (1938–2019)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image =

| name = Bob Bastian

| state_house = Pennsylvania

| district = 69th

| term_start = January 5, 1999{{cite web |title = SESSION OF 1999 – 183D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – No. 1|work = Legislative Journal| publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives |date = 1999-01-05|url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/1999/0/19990105.pdf}}

| term_end = November 30, 2008

| predecessor = William R. Lloyd, Jr.

| successor = Carl Walker Metzgar

| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|10|21}}

| birth_place = Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|7|13|1938|10|21}}

| death_place = Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| party = Republican

| education = Cornell University
Penn State University

| occupation = Veterinarian

| spouse = Susie Bastian

| children = 5

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080124120417/http://www.bobbastian.com/ www.bobbastian.com]

| branch = United States Air Force

| serviceyears = 1966–1968

| rank = Captain

}}

William Robert Bastian{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyamerican.com/obituaries/william-robert-bob-bastian-friedens/article_c0508a63-0925-55ca-9b9e-2e7b2ffb9aad.html | title=Obituaries in Somerset, PA | the Daily American }} (October 21, 1938 {{ndash}} July 13, 2019) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 69th District.{{cite web | title = Bob Bastian Profile | work = BobBastian.com | publisher = Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus | year = 2008 | url = http://www.bobbastian.com/?sectionid=4§iontree=4 | accessdate = 2008-11-18 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071224183819/http://bobbastian.com/?sectionid=4§iontree=4 | archivedate = 2007-12-24 | url-status = dead }}

Biography

Bastian and his wife lived in Friedens, Pennsylvania, and had five children. He retired prior to the 2008 election, having joined in 1999, and was succeeded by Republican Carl Walker Metzgar.

On July 11, 2019, Bastian was accidentally crushed by a rolling tractor's wheel on his farm. He died on July 13 at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.{{cite news|url = https://www.tribdem.com/news/former-somerset-lawmaker-remembered-after-fatal-tractor-accident/article_9d3df6c0-a6b3-11e9-b5f4-6b37c515523f.html|title = Former Somerset lawmaker remembered after fatal tractor accident|work = The Tribune-Democrat|date = July 14, 2019|accessdate = July 15, 2019|last = Hurst|first = David}}

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