Robert C. "Bob" Gentry Sr.

1934 - 2022

GENTRY, Robert C. "Bob", Sr., was born in Richmond on October 12, 1934 and died on December 20, 2022. Bob's family moved to D.C., where he grew up in "Old Southwest." He graduated from McKinley Tech High School in June of 1952. In 1952, Bob and his family moved back to Richmond. He then went to work for W.L. Wachter, Electrical Contractor. From 1957 to 1959, Bob was in the Navy, stationed aboard the U.S.S. Picket in San Francisco. He returned to Richmond in 1959 and went back to work for W.L. Wachter. On November 27, 1965, Bob married his talented, beautiful wife, Joan Stankus Gentry. In 1969, he went to work for the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority. On March 1, 1971, Joan and Bob had their son, Robert Jr. "Bobby," the light of their lives. Bob retired from the RRHA in 1996. Joan died January 1, 2015. Bob has been preceded in death by his wife, Joan; mother, Esther Mae Hoffman Gentry; father, Kenneth B. Gentry; and brother, Kenneth B. Gentry Jr. The lone survivor is Robert Jr. "Bobby." Bob's favorite saying was: "That reminds me of a joke." The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the West Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 W. Broad St., where services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, December 29, 2022. Interment will follow in Riverview Cemetery.