Gaetano "Guy" Bono

Gaetano Bono, better known as Guy, passed away on March 6, 2024, at the age of 91. Guy was born on November 30, 1932, in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from St John’s University and served in the US Air Force during the Korean War, mostly based in Alaska. He married the “girl next door” in 1959 and had two children.

Guy was a bank examiner for the IRS and an auditor for Suburban propane. After moving his young family to South Florida, he helped with the development of the new City of Coral Springs. He sold real estate for several years, and then moved to Pinellas County to become Vice President of Marketing for Beacon Homes

Guy was very active in retirement, serving on numerous boards including the Governor’s Board of Veterans Affairs. He was very proud of his volunteer work with Big Brothers, Junior Achievement, the Public Library, Palm Harbor Middle School, and Honeymoon Island State Park.

Guy was a devout Catholic who spent 6 years ushering the 6:30am mass at Our Lady of Lourdes. He led a project at the church to begin a trail to a statue of Our Lady of Grace.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Lucy Leo Bono, his son Mark (Beverly) of Oregon and his daughter, former State Senator Paula Dockery of Lakeland.

A Funeral Mass will be held on March 14, 2024 at 1:30pm at Our Lady of Lourdes in Dunedin, Florida. To watch the live stream, please use this livestream link .

Graveside services will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at 2:00 pm at Oak Hill Burial Park, 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.