Doreen "Do" GENTRY

Doreen GENTRY Obituary

GENTRY, Doreen 'Do'
Doreen Gentry passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 4th, 2011.
She was born on September 10, 1951, in La Port, Indiana, to Donald and Dorothy Gentry, both of whom predeceased her.
An accomplished poet, she'd had several poems published in journals such as, Ekphrasis, Inkwell, Fourteen Hills, The Ledge and many others. Her chapbook, "The Nightmare Parable" was the winner of the 2004 Permafrost chapbook competition. Another chapbook, "The Number of Chaos" was published after having finaled in the Sheltering Pines Press 2006 contest.
She was a devoted employee of the Sacramento law firm of Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann and Girard for ten years.
She is survived by her loving and devoted step-mother, Shirley Partington and brother, Darren Gentry, his wife, Lynette and their children, Maryka and Joshua., all of Concrete, Washington. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by longtime partner, acclaimed poet Anatole Lubovich and her two devoted "graces", her cats Emily and Alice.
She also leaves behind devoted friends, Leonore Wilson of Napa, Ca., Laverne and Carol Firth, all of Sacramento, Stephen Garland of Leesburg, Mo., Linda Flores of Millbrae, CA, and E B Parkell of San Francisco, CA. At her request there will be no services.

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Published by The Sacramento Bee on Sep. 18, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for Doreen GENTRY

17 Entries

Josh Fernandez

October 7, 2011

I knew Do only through her poems. And what a wonderful way to know such a sensitive, inquisitive human being. You'll live forever, thankfully.

Richard Hansen

October 3, 2011

I am a tearfully sentimental old fool. Just the type Do might have been attempting to thwart when she requested no service be held to remember her. And I want to be careful here not to present compliments or remembrances that she might have decried as shallow, weepy praise. But I want to say this. It was a pleasure to know Do. I enjoyed her visits to the bookstore. We would talk about books -- the range of her interests was impressive. So too her depth of knowledge in so many subjects. (I can feel her wince.) We would remember Anatole. I enjoyed listening to her talk about the things she was passionate about. Her enthusiasm for Nabokov's "Pale Fire". Or the best translation of Bulgakov's "The Master and Margarita" (the one with the translator's useful endnotes). Her studies of Julie de Lespinasse, an 18th century salonniére. For all the poems Do wrote about her, how many will we never see? These little fragments of memory. It's all I have left.

Frank Graham

September 20, 2011

I am a big fan of Do's poetry. She lived through her words in many ways. I always looked forward to hearing her work in our Tuesday poetry workshop or seeing her at a reading about town.

Sherri Caplette

September 19, 2011

She was a kind and gentle spirit, and she will be missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends. I know their memories of her will help them through this sad time.

Tom Goff

September 19, 2011

I thought Do a true poet, destined to explore many more worldly depths and intricacies, with the fineness of mind and spirit to do that surpassingly well.

Kathleen Lynch

September 19, 2011

It hurts knowing that Do Gentry is no longer with us. At least we have her poems - the work of a warm, intelligent, humble human.

Arturo Mantecón

September 19, 2011

It is a misfortune, to all who knew her, that Do Gentry is no longer with us. She was a recent acquaintance, and I knew her but slightly, but I enjoyed my conversations with her. She was an impeccable writer who set high standards for herself. More importantly, she was kind, graceful, cultured, and modest in the way that only truly good people are.

Stan Powell

September 18, 2011

In working with Do, I appreciated the high standards and care that she brought to her work, and her kindness to her co-workers. I will miss her, and our occasional discussions of what books we were reading.

Jane Blue

September 18, 2011

I am very sad to hear of Do's death. She was an excellent poet, quiet, unassuming and humble, and a lovely human being.

Annie Menebroker

September 18, 2011

I express my sorrow over Do's passing, and her long time involvement with the poetry community in Sacramento. As a fellow poet, I admired her writing and as a person, I found her smart and fascinating. She will be very missed.

Laverne and Carol Frith

September 18, 2011

We are deeply saddened by Do's death. We consider ourselves fortunate and extremeely gratified to have experienced such an unbroken friendship with her, and to witness her unfailing quest to find her true self, to reach for things of a higher and more lasting value.

Margo Logan

September 17, 2011

The word just got to many of her high school classmates who are saddened and stunned tonight when we found out she died. For me she's hangs in my memory as that youthful long haired 60s teen. I've thought of her over the years. We're not surprised her poetry was published.

R. A.

September 15, 2011

Do was a wonderful person, and a pleasure to see every day at work. She was dedicated to her work, and a kind, knid person. She is missed.

Marilyn King

September 15, 2011

Do has been and will be greatly missed for being such a fun and umpredictable personality as well as a talented poet.

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