Eric Joseph Bonney died Saturday, September 5, 2020, in New Orleans. He was 37. Eric was born in New Orleans on May 9, 1983, to Joseph A. and Donna McCraw Bonney. He grew up in Mississippi, Florida, and New Jersey, where he graduated from Kean University. During and after college, Eric worked for TVT Records in New York, where he supervised interns and worked in promotion to help the Ying-Yang Twins achieve platinum record status. Later, he became a bellman at the Beekman Hotel in New York and at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans until the Covid-19 shutdown. Eric’s interests were diverse. He was a guitarist whose bands played at clubs in New Jersey and later at New Orleans venues such as Tipitina’s, Checkpoint Charlie and One-Eyed Jacks. He was an avid and talented BMX bicyclist who tirelessly worked to perfect aerobatic stunts. He had a keen interest in art and produced intricate origami works. He became fascinated with astronomy during college and made it a point to observe comets and meteor showers. He was an animal lover who never passed up a hungry cat. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister, Elizabeth M. Bonney of Glendale, Colorado, and his grandmother, Frances W. McCraw of Wiggins, Mississippi. He was predeceased by his grandparents Elmer G. and Genena G. Bonney and Johnnie L. McCraw. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, services will be private. To honor Eric’s memory, donations may be made to the Louisiana SPCA’s Trap-Neuter-Release program or to the Concussion Legacy Foundation (concussionfoundation.org/give-online). Mothe Funeral Home is assisting the family at this time. Family and friends are encouraged to express their condolences and share memories by visiting
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