Charles Gentry

Charles Gentry Charles Gentry was born in Rockmart, Georgia on May 26, 1958 and died unexpectedly in Austin on January 20, 2012. He is survived by his mother Betty Jo Gentry of Rockmart, brother Alvin, sister-in-law Lynn, nieces Michelle Hendrix and Mandy Gable, four great nephews Braden and Gavin Hendrix and Logan and Carson Gable, and his aunt Shirley Bearden. Charles also leaves heartbroken hundreds of friends, not only in Austin and Georgia but across the globe. His light was bright. All who know Charles remember his smile and laughter. He had an ability to make any situation better with his warm presence and bottomless wellspring of good humor and hugs. Charles was involved with a number of causes, Make-a-Wish Foundation, Trees for Pease, AIDS Services of Austin and most notably his beloved ZACH Theatre, where he served on the board of directors and was an outspoken ambassador for the theatre and its ongoing capital campaign. A special remembrance ceremony celebrating Charles life will be held at ZACH for all his friends on February 25th at 11:00 a.m. Charles request was that in lieu of flowers donations be made to ZACH. It has been said that if a person had enough true friends to fill the fingers of one hand, he would be truly blessed. Charles would need at least ten pairs of hands to fulfill this goal - and would have run out of room. He will be missed.