Leland Homer Gentry

Mom,
Us kids are thrilled for Dad. Children like us can learn a lot from a dad like him.

The other night I was laying in bed while Knewi was in the kitchen. I thought I'd try to be like dad one more time and yelled out, "Myrna!" Knewi came right in and smiled at me, and I knew I'm just a chip off the old block.

I'm leaving dad's obituary on the fridge until his birthday so I can wish him the 75th and final one that he never quite made it to.

Love you Mom. Love you...

Sister Gentry:
I first met Leland when he and his family moved into Lincoln Ward. From that point on, we were friends, until he met you, left the Ward, and was married. (I attended your reception.) From that point on, our lives went separate ways.
I recognized early on that Leland was a special person, deeply committed to the Gospel. I was not surprised at the direction his life took, nor at his success. I remember him saying that he wanted to be a teacher, because that is what...

Dear Sis. Gentry,

I don't know if you will remember me but I was a student of Bro. Gentry's at the UofU in the early 80's. He was my friend and mentor while I was at the U and even wrote to me a few times on my mission. We kept in touch by phone over the years. In 1999 I had the privilege of coming to your home and introducing my oldest son, Conor to Bro. Gentry.

I am so grateful that I had the privilege of knowing your husband.

One of the many lessons he taught me...

I knew Brother Gentry many years ago when he was in the Army stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado where he attended the branch of the Church in Colorado Springs. He was a person everyone looked up to and admired - a great example to me and many others. I am sure you are comforted because of his great faith and the way he lived his life, and such a noble son of our Heavenly Father will be watching over his loved ones, and you will be reunited with him. May you feel the peace and comfort that...

Sister Gentry and family,

My husband, Jim Reynolds, and I loved your husband! As I told your son the other night when he called me to tell me that Brother Gentry had passed away, Brother Gentry was more responsible for our almost 40 year Temple marriage than anyone I can think of.
He guided the two of us gently and ably through the aftermath of a crisis that could have cost us our relationship with eachother, and he attended our eventual wedding in the Logan Temple in December of...

Please accept our sincere sympathy and heartfelt sorrow for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family at this time. Loving thoughts go out to you all, and especially to Jeff, Sarah and Kristine. They will surely miss their loving grandfather. He was a good man and a great example to us all.

Love, Aunt Deena & family

My deepest sympathy to the family, you may not remember me as Leland was quite a bit older than me. He was my Dad's older brother, Buster Davis. I'm his daughter Linda Lou. I'm so greatful for all the work he did for our family history. Give love to the rest of the family , sorry I didn't learn sooner of his passing so i could attend his funeral.

I was a student of Bro. Gentry's at the Logan LDS Institute of Religion. He was a great inspiration to many of us and was a dedicated scholar as well as a true Latter-day Saint. I remember how he would often have a new thought and take time to draft the thought on a 3x5 card. His mind was always functioning at top speed, and he was a great teacher, mentor and inspiration to me personally. Our love to the family.

Dear Sister Gentry,
I remember Bro. Gentry when he taught seminary at Provo High School with my my father, William O. Tolman. I heard so many nice things about Bro. Gentry but wasn't able to take a class from him until I was at BYU. I loved his classes and him! God be with you.