Hells Angels founder Sonny Barger dead: Motorcycle club leader 'passed peacefully' from cancer at 83
01.07.2022 - 02:31
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Hells Angels motorcycle club founder Sonny Barger died Wednesday after a "brief battle with cancer." He was 83. The "Sons of Anarchy" actor, who starred as Lenny the Pimp, shared a posthumous Facebook post announcing his death. "If you are reading this message, you’ll know that I’m gone.
I’ve asked that this note be posted immediately after my passing," the message stated. "I’ve lived a long and good life filled with adventure. And I’ve had the privilege to be part of an amazing club.
"Although I’ve had a public persona for decades, i’ve mostly enjoyed special time with my club brothers, my family, and close friends. Hells Angels founder Sonny Barger died Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer. He was 83 (Ted Soqui) "Please know that I passed peacefully after a brief battle with cancer." Barger's Facebook post ended: "But also know that in the end, I was surrounded by what really matters: My wife, Zorana, as well as my loved ones.
Keep your head up high, stay loyal, remain free, and always value honor. Sonny HAMCO." Barger, an ex-convict with a lengthy criminal history, was the founding member of the Oakland, California, chapter of the notorious Harley-Davidson biker club. Gonzo journalist Hunter S.Thompson wrote about Barger in the 1966 book "Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs." "In any gathering of Hell's Angels ...
there is no doubt who is running the show: Ralph 'Sonny' Barger, the Maximum Leader ... the coolest head in the lot, and a tough, quick-thinking dealer when any action starts," Thompson wrote. "By turns he is a fanatic, a philosopher, a brawler, a shrewd compromiser and a final arbitrator ...