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}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080604163606/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?id=3 Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Bob Bastian]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080124120417/http://www.bobbastian.com/ Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus - Representative Bob Bastian]
- [https://archive.today/20240524070106/https://www.webcitation.org/5cPJQvbE1?url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php%3Fcan_id=9846 Biography], [https://archive.today/20240524070145/https://www.webcitation.org/5cPJRVJyt?url=http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php%3Fcan_id=9846 voting record], and [https://archive.today/20240524070224/https://www.webcitation.org/5cPJS1x7f?url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php%3Fcan_id=9846 interest group ratings] at Project Vote Smart
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{{Succession box
|title= Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 69th District
|years=1999–2008
|before=William R. Lloyd Jr.
|after=Carl Walker Metzgar}}
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Category:Accidental deaths in Pennsylvania
Category:Cornell University alumni
Category:Farming accident deaths
Category:Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:Military personnel from Pennsylvania
Category:American veterinarians
Category:People from Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Category:People from Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Category:United States Air Force officers
Category:20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
Category:21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly