Background
Bonnet, Bennie O. was born in Medina, Texas, United States. Son of Ben Otto and Naomi (Dickens) Bonnet.
Bonnet, Bennie O. was born in Medina, Texas, United States. Son of Ben Otto and Naomi (Dickens) Bonnet.
Bachelor of Science, University Texas, 1951.
Pipeline superintendent and engineer, Moran Utilities, Conroe, Texas, 1967-1968;
loan officer to assistant vice president, Del Rio Bank & Trust, Del Rio, 1968-1971;
owner, Roswell Hotel, Del Rio, 1972-1979;
pipeline general manager, Fischer Petroleum, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1979-1985;
president, Bengal, Inc., Rio Grande City and Hondo, Texas, since 1966;
oil and gas landman, 1997-1998. Pipeline superintendent and general manager Texas Gas Utilities (subsidiary Coastal StatesGas Products Company), Crystal City, Texas, 1962-1965. Vice president, general manager Tex.Gas Utilities Corporation, Del Rio, 1958-1962, corrosion engineer, 1952-1957.
Manager warehouse appliances, Texas Gas Distributing Sys., Inc., Del Rio, 1949-1951.
Member Rotary (retired vice president 1964).
Married Gail Wehner Bonnet, September 3, 1949. Children: Stephen Keith, James Theodore, Gary Alan, Robert Craig, Darrell Brian.