Joseph Maurice Bonin

Joseph Maurice Bonin passed away peacefully at his home in Daphne, Alabama on February 23, 2022 at the age of 91.
He is survived by his loving partner of many years, Lenore Quinn. He is also survived by his daughters Cathy Barbara, Theresa Bonin (Doug), Beth Looney (Jim), Sue Johnson, Judy Navarre (Jeff), Rita Deas (Rich) and daughter-in-law Nicole Briant Bonin; grandchildren Christina, Angela, Jeannette, Margy, Lauren, Charlie, Bryce, Rebecca, Jeremy, Marie, Kaelyn, Jake, Cassie, Luke, Kyle, Caroline, Ryan, Addison, and Oliver; great grand-children Ella, Kaden, Colton, Kyla, Tate, Tucker, Will and Liam with another great grand-child on the way.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 34 years Margie Johnson Bonin, his parents E. Whitney Bonin and Rita Villien Bonin, son John Stephen Bonin, sister Mary Bonin Trahan, brother-in-law James E. Trahan, sons-in-law Bill Johnson and Tony Barbara and granddaughter Janelle Navarre.
Joe Bonin was born on March 21, 1930 and raised in Leroy, Louisiana. His education began at Saint Stanislaus in Mississippi, then graduated from Spring Hill College in Alabama, volunteered for service in the U.S. Navy and later received a PhD in Economics from LSU. After serving as Professor at several SEC Universities, he completed his career as the Dean of the College of Business at Loyola University New Orleans from 1975 to 1982.
He had many interests, including gardening and Acadian history, spending many years on an Annotated Bibliography of his large private book collection. Joe also worked on translating many of those books from French to English.
A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 1:00pm at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Leroy La. Reverend Paul Bienvenu will be the celebrant for the mass. Family and friends are welcome to the Leroy Bonin home for a repast.
Joe will be interred in the Leroy, LA cemetery with Margie.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Vermilion Historical Society or Alzheimer’s Association.