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Carl Lester Bastion, 45, of Stillwater, died on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, in Stillwater. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church with Father Kenneth J. Harder officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. A Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church with Deacon Bill Moler officiating. Strode Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born April 4, 1962, in Stillwater, to Grover Cleveland Bastion and Doris (Esparza) Bastion. He attended Saint Francis Xavier Elementary School and graduated from Stillwater High School in 1980. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1991 with a business degree and was a licensed Certified Public Accountant. He joined the US Air Force and trained at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas. He later transferred to the Oklahoma Air National Guard where he received the Air Force Achievement Medal. He loved baseball, golf and OSU sports. He was everyone’s favorite uncle and he loved spending time with his nieces and nephews.
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Connie Beth Graves
Carl Had recently moved back to Stillwater. He was home less than a month when he suffered a heart attack while jogging. Our thoughts and prayers remain with his family.Valerie Ann Henslick (Bomar)
What a shock to come on here and find out that Carl is no longer here. He and I attended St. Francis Catholic school from 2nd grade on. He was one of my best friends in grade school... in fact, I think we were even boyfriend/girlfriend a few times. I remember Carl lived right down the street from the school and he and his brothers and sisters walked back and forth. In grade school, we would often race to see who was fastest, and for a while, I could beat him. Cathy Roy also gave him a run for his money. In high school, we remained good friends. We just had that special connection of being classmates from about 8 years old and up. What a shock, and what a shame that he is gone. RIP Carl.