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Edward Joshua Bennett
Posted 12/19/07
Edward Joshua Bennett, 70 DOVER - Edward Joshua Bennett of Dover and Rehoboth Beach died peacefully Monday, Dec. 17, 2007, at home. He was 70. Mr. Bennett, son of Joshua and Pauline (Moore) Bennett, …
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Edward Joshua Bennett
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Edward Joshua Bennett, 70
DOVER - Edward Joshua Bennett of Dover and Rehoboth Beach died peacefully Monday, Dec. 17, 2007, at home. He was 70.
Mr. Bennett, son of Joshua and Pauline (Moore) Bennett, was born in Milford on Oct. 28, 1937.
He graduated from Dover High School and the University of Delaware and also served in the Delaware National Guard.
Mr. Bennett was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and was the captain of the University of Delaware lacrosse team.
Later in life, he could always be found cheering on the Delaware Blue Hens at both home and away football games.
Mr. Bennett served as assistant administrator at Milford Memorial Hospital from 1960-72.
In 1965, he became president of the family business, Bennett Security Service. At the time, the company was the first privately owned security company working on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Mr. Bennett had a long career in government and community service.
From 1976 until 1994, he served in the Delaware House of Representatives in the 32nd District, where he was chairman of the following committees: House Education Committee, School Finance Study Committee, Vo-Tech "2+2" Articulation Committee, Delaware Teacher Recruitment and Retention Committee, Bond Bill Committee and the Joint Finance Committee.
Mr. Bennett also served as a member of the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council, the state's official revenue forecasting body.
In 1994, Gov. Thomas Carper appointed him to the position of chairman of the Delaware Health Care Commission.
Mr. Bennett had a record of deep community involvement.
He served on the board of trustees at the University of Delaware from 1999-2000, Wesley College and Christiana Care Hospital from 1999 until the present.
Mr. Bennett served on the board of the Better Business Bureau and from 1995-2001 he served on the board of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce.
He was a commissioner of the Delaware River and Bay Authority from 1997-2003.
Mr. Bennett was a member of Ducks Unlimited, Friends of Wesley College, Greater Dover Committee and Delaware Vets Post 2 in Dover.
He also served on the Kent General Hospital Building Fund, St. Jones River Improvement Association and the Silver Lake Commission.
Mr. Bennett was honored with the Alexis De Tocqueville Society of Delaware Humanitarian Award in 1998.
That same year, he was inducted into the University of Delaware's Alumni Wall of Fame in recognition for his professional and public service achievements.
After his retirement, Mr. Bennett enjoyed traveling, hunting and golfing in Rehoboth Beach and Bonita Springs, Fla., with family and friends.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Judy Lynn Johnson Bennett; his children, E. Bradford Bennett and his wife Samantha of Dover and Terri Bennett Reilly and her husband Andrew of Newark; and his grandchildren, Caroline and Josh Bennett and Alexandra and Meghan Reilly.
A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday in Christ Episcopal Church, South State and Water streets, Dover.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Torbert Funeral Chapel, 1145 E. Lebanon Road, Dover.
Interment will follow the funeral service at the Lakeside M.E. Cemetery, North State Street, Dover.
Instead of flowers, contributions may be made to the Edward J. Bennett Lacrosse Scholarship Fund, University of Delaware Development Office, 5 W. Main St., Newark, DE 19716; or Delaware Hospice, 911 S. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901.
Letters of condolence may be sent and guestbook signed at www.torbertfuneral.com.
DOVER - Edward Joshua Bennett of Dover and Rehoboth Beach died peacefully Monday, Dec. 17, 2007, at home. He was 70.
Mr. Bennett, son of Joshua and Pauline (Moore) Bennett, was born in Milford on Oct. 28, 1937.
He graduated from Dover High School and the University of Delaware and also served in the Delaware National Guard.
Mr. Bennett was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and was the captain of the University of Delaware lacrosse team.
Later in life, he could always be found cheering on the Delaware Blue Hens at both home and away football games.
Mr. Bennett served as assistant administrator at Milford Memorial Hospital from 1960-72.
In 1965, he became president of the family business, Bennett Security Service. At the time, the company was the first privately owned security company working on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Mr. Bennett had a long career in government and community service.
From 1976 until 1994, he served in the Delaware House of Representatives in the 32nd District, where he was chairman of the following committees: House Education Committee, School Finance Study Committee, Vo-Tech "2+2" Articulation Committee, Delaware Teacher Recruitment and Retention Committee, Bond Bill Committee and the Joint Finance Committee.
Mr. Bennett also served as a member of the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council, the state's official revenue forecasting body.
In 1994, Gov. Thomas Carper appointed him to the position of chairman of the Delaware Health Care Commission.
Mr. Bennett had a record of deep community involvement.
He served on the board of trustees at the University of Delaware from 1999-2000, Wesley College and Christiana Care Hospital from 1999 until the present.
Mr. Bennett served on the board of the Better Business Bureau and from 1995-2001 he served on the board of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce.
He was a commissioner of the Delaware River and Bay Authority from 1997-2003.
Mr. Bennett was a member of Ducks Unlimited, Friends of Wesley College, Greater Dover Committee and Delaware Vets Post 2 in Dover.
He also served on the Kent General Hospital Building Fund, St. Jones River Improvement Association and the Silver Lake Commission.
Mr. Bennett was honored with the Alexis De Tocqueville Society of Delaware Humanitarian Award in 1998.
That same year, he was inducted into the University of Delaware's Alumni Wall of Fame in recognition for his professional and public service achievements.
After his retirement, Mr. Bennett enjoyed traveling, hunting and golfing in Rehoboth Beach and Bonita Springs, Fla., with family and friends.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Judy Lynn Johnson Bennett; his children, E. Bradford Bennett and his wife Samantha of Dover and Terri Bennett Reilly and her husband Andrew of Newark; and his grandchildren, Caroline and Josh Bennett and Alexandra and Meghan Reilly.
A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday in Christ Episcopal Church, South State and Water streets, Dover.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Torbert Funeral Chapel, 1145 E. Lebanon Road, Dover.
Interment will follow the funeral service at the Lakeside M.E. Cemetery, North State Street, Dover.
Instead of flowers, contributions may be made to the Edward J. Bennett Lacrosse Scholarship Fund, University of Delaware Development Office, 5 W. Main St., Newark, DE 19716; or Delaware Hospice, 911 S. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901.
Letters of condolence may be sent and guestbook signed at www.torbertfuneral.com.
