Public Works Director, Marin County, San Rafael, California, c. 1955; King County Engineer, Seattle, WA, c. 1965; Commissioner for Highways, State of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, c. 1970; Public Works Director, City of Renton, Renton, WA; Private Consultant, c. 1985;

Awarded the Bronze Star for Heroism in the Korean War for service with the U.S. Marine Corps.

He attended Tolt High School; B.S., Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, c. 1948.

Born in Seattle, Gonnason lived in Carnation, WA, as a child, and attended the University of California, Berkeley; he fought in the Korean War, and lived for some time in Marin County, CA. He then moved to Seattle, WA, on to Fairbanks, AK, and then back to Renton, WA. He retired to Anderson Island, WA.

Gonnason had three brothers--John, Walter, and Leonard--and two sisters--Virginia and Eleanor.

His first wife was named Joan; his second wife was Virginia.

He had children: daughters, Meryl, Durlyn, Laurie (died before 2007); sons, Kim, Gary, and Christopher. He also had step-children: Cindy, Marjorie, and Gregory.

Gonnason retired from the Marine Corps as a colonel. Gonnason was a member of Inglewood Golf Club, Fairwood Golf Club, and Rivera Golf Club.

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