Sounds of laughter filled the back area of Dr. Joey Bonnot’s office on his last day of dental work. Cammie Pearson sat in his chair early that morning reviewing how many generations of her family had been his patients since he opened on July 13, 1981.
“We’ve counted up that I’ve served five generations of patients since I’ve been here, and with Cammie, I’ve seen her grandmother and her grandkids and the three generations between,” Bonnot said, and Pearson agreed.
Raised in LaWard, Bonnot went to Industrial High School, and earned a degree from Texas A&M University after three years with a BS in Zoology before graduating from the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston. He earned his license by July 1981 and opened his practice at the young age of 25 in an office constructed by Texana Builders. With the help of Dr. Walter Konzen and Wayne Marshall, Bonnot leased for two years until he purchased the building. By the year 2000 he was able to remodel and double the size of his office.
