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Bruce Bastian, BYU alum-turned-tech pioneer and equality advocate, dies at 76
Bruce Bastian, an alumnus of Brigham Young University who pioneered a successful word-processing application and later would become an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, died Sunday. Bastian, 76, passed away surrounded by his four sons, husband Clint Ford, friends and other family members, the Human Rights Campaign reported. His death was marked family and members of the LGBTQ+ community he championed, as well as other organizations he was involved with. "I think people will remember him for a number of reasons, from his work with technology, his philanthropy, and within the LGBTQ ...