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Topic: RIP Lonnie Bennett |
Johnny Cox
From:
Williamsom WVA, raised in Nashville TN, Lives in Hallettsville Texas
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Posted 24 Mar 2024 4:58 pm |
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Sacred steeler and good friend Lonnie Bennett Jr. passed yesterday from an apparent heart attack. Lonnie was a very good player, a friend to many and a man of God. Prayers for his family and friends.
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Johnny "Dumplin" Cox
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Michael McGee
From:
Everton, Missouri, USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2024 5:06 pm
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| Rest in eternal peace, Lonnie. |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 24 Mar 2024 5:46 pm
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This tears me up. I was friends with Lonnie for over 20 years. We sold guitars to back & forth to each other and I made a couple of hats for him as I was in the business. I last saw him at The Sacred Steel Summit this past May.....We hadn't seen each other for about 10 years (although we kept in touch sporadically) and we had some interesting conversations upon meeting again in person, with regard to life and growing older......he even bought a guitar from me that I had originally bought from him.....Lonnie was always a good will ambassador, a true gentleman, and a sincere friend.
Be at peace Lonnie, knowing that you had a positive impact on those who had the pleasure and honor of knowing you. |
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Susan Alcorn
From:
Baltimore, MD, USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2024 6:35 pm
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Oh no! Super nice guy and great steel player/musician. Such sad news. May he rest in peace.
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www.susanalcorn.net
"So this is how you swim inward. So this is how you flow outwards. So this is how you pray."
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Steve Alcott
From:
New York, New York, USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2024 7:12 pm
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| I'm sad to hear this-I first met Lonnie at TSGA and later had the pleasure of playing with him at PSGA a few years later. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 25 Mar 2024 4:34 am
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My condolences to his family and friends. He will be missed.
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Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
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Donna Dodd
From:
Acworth, Georgia, USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2024 4:40 am
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Lonnie greeted everyone with his big, contagious smile!
He was bigger than life, and such a joy to know!
My deepest condolences to Lonnie’s family.
Rest in Peace…….
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Donna Dodd
Georgia Steel Guitar Association (GaSGA) Board Member & Website Administrator
"Every person is a new door to a different world."
- from movie Six Degrees of Separation
Come visit my steel guitar store on CafePress! http://www.cafepress.com/zoomwithaview
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Chuck S. Lettes
From:
Denver, Colorado
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Posted 25 Mar 2024 7:14 am
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Sad to see this. Lonnie was always a joyful presence at the steel shows, and I will miss him. My condolences to his family. Here's a photo, taken by Dr. Wayne Yakes, from the St. Louis Convention, around 2001 "The Way We Were".
Chuck
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2024 8:55 am
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RIP Lonnie!
You were a great man and was always a pleasure seeing you play.
My condolences to your family and friends.
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Regards, Craig
I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
Today is tomorrow's Good ol' days |
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John De Maille
From:
On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 25 Mar 2024 11:21 am
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Such sad news. Lonnie was a really great guy and fine player.
RIP Big Ben! |
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Bob Taillefer
From:
Canada
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Posted 25 Mar 2024 12:14 pm
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Rest In Peace dear friend
Bob & Debra |
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Tony Rankin
From:
Land O’ Lakes, FL
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Posted 25 Mar 2024 6:14 pm
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Sad news indeed. Condolences to his family.
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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Gord Cole
From:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 28 Mar 2024 3:54 am
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| This is sad news. I met Lonnie when I bought his purple Millie MSA. It was a special day when he delivered it to me personally. |
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