Bruce Bastian, co-founder of WordPerfect and a philanthropist who supported Utah arts and LGBTQ+ organizations, died June 16, 2024, at age 76. He is pictured here at an event in 2016.Bastian died Sunday morning, according to Troy Williams, executive director of Equality Utah. He was 76.
News of Bastian’s death spread through local nonprofit and community organizations on Sunday morning. In a statement to The Salt Lake Tribune, Williams added, “All of our progress as a community over the past three decades can be traced directly back to Bruce. He was our mentor and benefactor, and most importantly, our friend.”
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