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Ronald Lawrence Bonkowski (June 6, 1938 to October 6, 2000) was an American politician from Michigan. He was Mayor of Warren, Michigan From November 1985 to November 6, 1995. He was the second longest serving mayor of Warren since Warren became a city.
He also served as Warren's Councilman from 1969 to 1970 and from 79 to 85. He was on the Macomb County Commission in 1971. He had also been secretary, chairman of the Warren Board Appeals, chairman of the Warren Building Committee.He was also treasurer for the Macomb Community College Board of Trustees from 1977 to 1979, and board directors for the Bi-County Hospital With United States Army from 1958 to 1960. He was a Member Veterans of Foreign Wars (Polish Legion) and the American-Polish Century Club of Alhambra.
His wife Christine Bonkowski served as a trustee at Macomb Community College.
Early life
Bonkowski was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was the on of Lawrence and Estelle (Nowakowski) Bonkowski. He was a student at the Walsh Institute Accounting until 1958. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from University Detroit in 1969, and participated in Postgraduate studies at Michigan State University.