Club 33 manager by her fellow Disneyland employees as a kind, gentle and caring person who was thoughtful, graceful and full of joy. Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock sent a letter to employees on Monday, June 10 sharing the “heartbreaking” news of the death of Lear, who died last week after a at the Anaheim theme park. “I am very sad to share the heartbreaking news that we have lost one of our Disneyland resort cast members, Bonnye Lear, who passed away Friday after being involved in a tragic golf cart accident backstage earlier in the week,” Potrock said in the letter.
Lear, 60, of Fullerton was seriously injured on Wednesday, June 5 when she fell from a golf cart in a backstage area behind Critter Country. She died from her injuries on Friday, June 7. Lear, a 24-year employee at Disneyland, most recently worked as a Club 33 Senior Guest Services Manager.
She previously worked in the Disneyland guest services, special activities and travel agency divisions. “As you can imagine, during those two dozen years, she touched thousands of lives — both guest and cast,” Potrock said in the letter. “I have been reading so many wonderful tributes that describe Bonnye as a beautiful person who was kind, gentle, caring, thoughtful, sincere, warm, graceful and full of joy.
” I used to work with Bonnye, and she was quite literally the kindest human who worked at the Disneyland Resort. This is truly very sad for her family and fellow Cast at the Club. 😔😔😔 �.
