Birth date: Apr 20, 1935 Death date: Sep 12, 2017
RICHARD BONNELL, 82 Richard “Rich” Bonnell, 82 of St. Petersburg Florida, passed away, Tuesday, September 12, 2017. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Memorial Park Funeral Home Read Obituary
My condolences to his family and friends. I just found out that he had passed away,he was a great friend and Adam was one of my best friends back in the day. I remember that I went to Pennsylvania with Adam and Richard to test fly a plane he had built plus to visit his parents. My prayers to you and your family, may you have a Blessed and Wonderful day!
Chris Cummins
he was my grandfather and i miss him everyday.
Rich was my flying buddy and one of my best friends. I will miss him very much. My condolences to the family.
From Dr. Richard Leverone.
We had the pleasure of visiting Rich at his home and also in Erie at Scott's shop. Enjoyed the time with him as he reminisced about the Midget racing back in the late 40's. We'll always remember his emotions that day as he looked back at those days.
Ron and Pat Pollock
"Uncle Richie" we all called him at Bonnell's Collision Center. We really looked forward to his visits. Will never forget this man and his crazy antics. He would call in and say "Hi, this is Rich Bonnell, the famous race car driver. My name is on the sign out front!" I asked him if he was Mr. Collision or Mr. Center. He really got a kick out of that. Loved the fact that he would growl about Danica Patrick racing cars. The "dumb broad" is what he called her. We were in an Indy 500 pool once and he had her and I had one of the men. We switched because he didn't want "the dumb broad" and said she would be in the wall the first turn. The day of the race his man went into the wall on the first turn. My "dumb broad" finished the race. Took Uncle Richie a week to answer my email when I asked him how his driver did in the race. Yes, we will really miss "Uncle Richie". He was one unforgettable character whose legacy will live on forever.
Sherry Arnold, Employee of Bonnell's Collision Center
RIP Richey Bonnell "Famous Racecar Driver"
SIgned: A long time fan
