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Newton bodyguard ‘Bear’ Forch dies

Big Mike "Bear" Forch, who served as Wayne Newton's bodyguard for many years, died Wednesday morning in a local hospice. He was 61.

A former college football player, Forch began handling security work for Newton in 1973 and remained with "The Midnight Idol" for more than two decades, according to a family source.

 

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