Edward I Bennett Jr

EDWARD INSLEY HUNT BENNETT, JR. '56 Commander Edward I. H. Bennett, Jr., USNR (Ret.) passed away at age 92 in Daphne, AL, on Sunday, May 24th from natural causes. Ted was born in 1934 in Orange, NJ, graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School (Pennsylvania) in 1952, then entered the Academy as a member of the 10th Company. After graduating in June 1956, Ted attended the Navy Postgraduate School (Intelligence) in Washington, DC, then headed the Submarine Intelligence Desk at the National Security Agency. He next served in the N-2 Division of CINCUSNAVEUR and as liaison officer with Royal Navy Intelligence in London, England. After finishing Special Agents’ School, Ted’s was OinC, Field Intelligence Office, Long Beach, CA. He transferred to the Naval Reserve in 1964 and remained active until 1968. His civilian career began as an investment analyst with J.P. Morgan Co. in New York. Subsequently, he was with United Funds (Director of Research) in Kansas City, VP of Regan-Melamed Investment Counseling in Minneapolis, VP of Federated Investors in Pittsburgh and VP-Finance of Okabena Company (the Family Office of Target Corp. founders) in Minneapolis. In 1985, Ted became CEO of Shiloh Oil & Gas, a small exploration company in Jackson, MS. After selling Shiloh, he was one of the founders and President of Magnolia Venture Capital in Jackson. He and Mary Jo (MJ) retired to the Alabama Gulf Coast and opened an art gallery in Foley, AL in 1996. They later became Agent/Partners with ERA Real Estate until retiring for the third, and final, time in 2006. Ted enjoyed volunteering for the YMCA and was the Foley Y board chair three times, Chief Volunteer Officer of the YMCA of South Alabama in Mobile for four years and served on the Alabama Alliance of YMCAs. Ted also volunteered at the Naval Aviation Museum (NAS Pensacola) and the South Baldwin Medical Center, was President of the St. Margaret of Scotland Men’s Club and a extraordinary minister at the church plus, together with wife MJ, delivered “Meals on Wheels”. Ted was predeceased by his parents and sister, Betsy. Survivors include his beloved wife, Mary Jo; daughters Karen Hasseldeck of Milwaukee and Anne Adams of Brandon,MS; four grandchildren & four great grandchildren A funeral mass will be held on June 23rd at 10:00am at St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church in Foley with internment at the St. Margaret of Scotland Columbarium in Foley, AL. Arrangements are entrusted to Cason Funeral Service in Foley Al

Edward I Bennett Jr

May 24, 2026

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