 Stella met Bruce Nickell in 1974 . Nickell was a heavy equipment operator with a drinking habit , which suited Stella 's lifestyle , and the two were married in 1976 . In the course of their ten @-@ year marriage , Bruce Nickell entered rehab and gave up drinking . Reportedly , Stella resented this . Her bar visits were curtailed by Bruce 's sobriety , and Stella cultivated a home aquarium as a new hobby . 
