Saw a news report saying he passed, dealing recently with complications from double-lung replacement, which the report said was a condition stemming from CoVid.
He started his pro career about the time I was becoming aware of golf, and always had the big hitter reputation in those days. In the salad days of the Westchester Classic, my aunt used to put up her local digs for players, caddies or officials and Bean's caddie stayed with her two of those years, which led to personal meeting with Bean at the course.