Vincent G. Gentry

Gentry, Vincent G. NISKAYUNA Vincent G. Gentry, 53, of Avon Crest Blvd., Niskayuna, N.Y., died Thursday, July 10, 2008 at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn. Born in West Point, N.Y., December 23, 1954, he was the son of Elmer Gentry of Valatie, N.Y. and the late Mary (Monte) Gentry. Vincent was a US Army veteran and a graduate of Columbia High School, Hudson Valley CC, Siena College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he received his M.B.A. He worked for the federal government as an auditor for ten years and transferred to General Electric in 1986 and held many finance-related positions within the company in various locations both here and abroad. He was presently manager of finance with GE's gasification business in Houston, Texas. He enjoyed traveling and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Cynthia L. (Goss) Gentry; two daughters, Jennifer Gentry of Norwalk, Conn. and Stephanie Gentry of Latham, N.Y. Besides his mother, he was predeceased by his brother, Thomas Gentry. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. from Nativity/St. Mary's Church, Stuyvesant Falls, N.Y. where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Frank O'Connor. Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Valatie. Friends may call Monday from 7-9 p.m. at the Raymond E. Bond Funeral Home, Inc., Route 9, Valatie, N.Y. For those wish, contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 2680, North Canton, OH 44720.