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OBITUARY Thomas Richard Gentry, of Irving, passed away July 26,
2010. He was born July 13, 1922 in Coppell. He was preceded in death by his wife
of 65 years, Wilma Gentry. Mr. Gentry was a medic in World War II and the Korean
War. He was employed by the Dallas County Health Department and upon his
retirement was awarded a certificate by Dallas County for being employed by
Dallas County longer than any other individual. He then worked for the Dallas
Sheriff's Department, being in charge of inmate medical issues. After his
retirement, Mr. Gentry began building model cars from fine hardwoods. He built
these to scale from pictures without the aid of a pattern and with the aid of a
pantograph. For this, he was featured by The Irving Cable Network. He had
recently displayed part of his collection of over 200 cars at the Irving
Heritage Senior Citizen Center. Mr. Gentry leaves behind his son, Richard Gentry
of Bedford and daughter Trudy Gentry of Irving; to grandchildren, Jessica Gentry
and Tommy Gentry of Bedford; a niece, Lois Hardenbrook of Overland Park, KS; and
his nephew Fred Baumgartener and wife Laura of Allen. A funeral service will be
held on Friday, July 30, 2010 at 10:00 AM in Brown's Memorial Chapel followed by
interment at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, Irving. The family will receive friends
from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Thursday, July 29, 2010, at the funeral home. |
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