Ms. Bonnie Eyler

January 30, 1946 - January 28, 2022

Bonnie Eyler RN, JD (January 30, 1946 – January 28, 2022) Bonnie Eyler of Boca Raton, Florida lost her battle with multiple myeloma 2 days before her 76th birthday at Hospice by the Sea. Bonnie was the older of two daughters born to Elizabeth and George Eyler in Cumberland, MD on January 30, 1946. Bonnie graduated in 1969 from Widener University in Chester, PA with a BSN in Nursing. She spent her early career as a critical care nurse at the Boston VA hospital before advancing to nursing administration positions within the VA Systems in Boston and Miami. In 1974 she graduated from Boston University with her MSN in Nursing Administration. Bonnie then went on to pursue her law degree, graduating from the Nova University School of Law in 1983. Building on her experience in health care, she spent more than 35 years representing health care providers in Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Shebegan her legal career at Conrad, Scherer & James, and was a founding partner of Santone & Eyler. Bonnie was a partner in the Metzger Sonneborn and Adams Coogler law firms, the latter from which she retired in 2016. Aside from working long hours as a trial attorney, Bonnie loved kayaking and boating onthe St. Lucie River at her weekend retreat in Stuart. She was also an amateur photographer, memorializing her years of work travel throughout the United States and Europe. Bonnie is survived by her sister Sandra McCrone (Dennis), her nephew Christopher McCrone, many cousins and many dear friends throughout the United States and Great Britain. She will be especially missed by her best friend of many years, Dr. Carol Hutton,and her colleagues and friends, Vanessa Reynolds (Michael Schill) and Jody Barrett (Mark). Contributions in Bonnie’s memory can be made to International Myeloma Foundation: www.myeloma.org or to the Tri County Animal Shelter www.tricountyanimalrescue.com. In accordance with Bonnie’s wishes, her ashes will be scattered off the coast of south Florida in the company of her family and friends at a later date