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PO2 Clyde Eugene Bennett

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PO2 Clyde Eugene Bennett

Birth
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Death
16 Sep 2004 (aged 67)
Contra Costa County, California, USA
Burial
Dixon, Solano County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 15, Site 751
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February 23, 1937 - September 16, 2004

Clyde Eugene Bennett, 67, died Thursday at John Muir Medical Center, after an auto accident. Born in Houston, Texas, Mr. Bennett was a resident of Vallejo.

He worked on Mare Island for 32 years as an HB&A Test Foreman before retiring in June, 1989. He retired from Napa Unified School District from the maintenance department after seven years and was a teacher at Solano Community College for 27 years as a refrigeration and air conditioning instructor. He was also a veteran of the US Navy during the Korean War.

Mr. Bennett was a motorcycle aficionado and liked to repair old cars, but he loved playing with his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Angela Bennett of Vallejo; daughters Dana (Richard) Alsip of Vallejo and Wendi (Kevin) Zimmerman of Suisun; son Gene Bennett of Philadelphia, Pa.; sister Dorothy Grillett of Texas; brother Alfred E. Bennett of Texas; and five grandchildren.

Inurnment was private. Affairs were handled by Wiggins-Knipp Funeral Home, Vallejo.

His obituary was published in the Times-Herald on Sept. 17, 2004.
February 23, 1937 - September 16, 2004

Clyde Eugene Bennett, 67, died Thursday at John Muir Medical Center, after an auto accident. Born in Houston, Texas, Mr. Bennett was a resident of Vallejo.

He worked on Mare Island for 32 years as an HB&A Test Foreman before retiring in June, 1989. He retired from Napa Unified School District from the maintenance department after seven years and was a teacher at Solano Community College for 27 years as a refrigeration and air conditioning instructor. He was also a veteran of the US Navy during the Korean War.

Mr. Bennett was a motorcycle aficionado and liked to repair old cars, but he loved playing with his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Angela Bennett of Vallejo; daughters Dana (Richard) Alsip of Vallejo and Wendi (Kevin) Zimmerman of Suisun; son Gene Bennett of Philadelphia, Pa.; sister Dorothy Grillett of Texas; brother Alfred E. Bennett of Texas; and five grandchildren.

Inurnment was private. Affairs were handled by Wiggins-Knipp Funeral Home, Vallejo.

His obituary was published in the Times-Herald on Sept. 17, 2004.

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CLYDE E
BENNETT
MM2 USN
KOREA
FEB 23 1937
SEP 16 2004
HUSBAND DAD
GRANPA PAPA

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MM2 - Machinist's Mate, 2nd Class Petty Officer


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