Michael Canville Bennett, age 75, passed away on July 29, 2016, at his residence. Born in Fairfax, OK, on September 17, 1940, and reared in Ellensburg, Washington, he was the son of the late Oliver Joseph Bennett and the late Anne Laura Aker Bennett. He was a member of the Osage Nation. He was a graduate of Gonzaga University and attended Law School at George Washington University. Mick was commissioned in the U.S. Navy where he worked in highly classified intelligence. During two tours in Vietnam, he earned eighteen awards, including two Bronze Stars with combat "V", two Air Medals with combat "V", the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Oak Leaf Custer, and the Combat Action Ribbon. He then moved to Washington, DC, and worked on both sides of the aisle-initially, as a Legislative Assistant to Senator Henry M. Jackson (D-WA) and U.S. Congresswoman Julia Butler Hanson (D-WA), and later for Congressman Jim Longley (R-ME), and others. During the next 30 years he worked in the U.S Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives and, briefly, the Virginia Senate in legislation, media relations, and staff management, and managed several Republican legislative campaigns. He is survived by his loving wife, Kathleen McManus (Kate) Bennett; his children, Michael Canville Bennett, II, of Anderson, SC, Kevin Aker Bennett, of St. Louis, MO, and Keenan Bennett Hall and her husband Bill Hall, of Alexandria, VA; a sister, Billie Jo Sorenson and her husband Joe, of Palm Desert, CA; two grandchildren, Emily Anne and Alexander William Hall; and several special nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Barbara Madzuma. The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Arlington, VA. Interment will follow at Columbia Gardens in Arlington, VA. A memorial in Anderson, SC, will follow later in August. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Pulmonary Paper, www.pulmonarypaper.org, or to the Civil Air Patrol, www.gocivilairpatrol.com. A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com. The McDougald Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Anderson, SC. Events Final Resting Place Columbia Gardens Arlington, VA ,