Sonny Barger, the bigger-than-life godfather of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, equal parts brawler, bully, braggart, rule breaker, and shrewd huckster of his own outlaw mystique, died June 29 at his home in Livermore, Calif. He was 83.

Barger’s former attorney, Fritz Clapp, told The Associated Press that Barger had liver cancer and died Wednesday night at home in Livermore, California. Barger composed the post placed on the Facebook page managed by Barger’s wife, Zorana, he said.

Ralph Hubert Barger was born in Modesto, California on October 8, 1938. His mother abandoned the family when Barger was four months old, leaving him and his older sister Shirley to be raised by their grandmother and alcoholic father.

Who is Zorana Barger?

Sonny Barger was married to Zorana Barger, the couple got married in 2005 and they’ve been together until Sonny’s sudden demise. Zorana Barger was the fourth wife of Sonny Barger, they wed on June 25, 2005.

Though Sonny Barger married a total of four times over the course of his life, he never had kids.