Port Washington bartender shares bond with Dustin Diamond

Nearly three decades after the hit show Saved by the Bell wrapped its final season, old friends are saying goodbye to one of its stars. 

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. - After a brief battle with stage four cancer, Dustin Diamond is dead at 44 years old.

The actor is best known for his role as Samuel Powers, or Screech, on Saved by the Bell — but he also had some local ties.

Diamond lived in Port Washington before relocating to Florida -- where he was hospitalized last month with stage 4 small cell carcinoma. He died on Monday, Feb. 1.

Dustin Diamond visits "Extra" at Universal Studios Hollywood on May 16, 2016 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)

Although he was well-known for his acting days, some told FOX6 News on Monday they thought of Diamond like any other neighbor.

Now, nearly three decades after the hit-show Saved by the Bell wrapped its final season, old friends are saying goodbye to one of its stars.

"It’s a small town so everybody kind of knows everyone," Bruce ‘Chuck’ Corgiat said, bartender at The Beacon.

Bruce ‘Chuck’ Corgiat

Dustin Diamond lived much of his final decade along Grandview Drive in Port Washington.

He made headlines in 2014, following an infamous ordeal at the Grand Avenue Saloon, where Diamond was accused in a bar stabbing. He served four months in jail.

On Monday, Bruce Corgiat, better known as Chuck, shared fond memories of his time with the actor.

"As soon as he said he knew how to play Golden Tee -- I like playing video games, he said he had one in his basement -- him and I started playing Golden Tee, so that was our connection," Corgiat said.

The duo, Corgiat said, bonded over the popular arcade game: "Never beat me!"

Corgiat also laughed when he thought back to one occasion in particular, when he saw Diamond while out shopping.

"Dustin Diamond is coming down the aisle, and he’s yelling, 'Chuck, hey, Chuck!' "So I go to the cashier, I'm like, 'That's Screech from Saved by the Bell.' He's yelling MY name!"

Diamond's agent shared that the actor's cancer moved through his system quickly; he was only diagnosed three weeks ago. He said he did not suffer in his final days.