William Roy Gentry (1936 - 2020)

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William's Parents

Mildred Gentry

Ernest Gentry

Linda Gentry Holbrook Jan Gentry Rugg Walker Gentry William Roy Gentry

Wanda Gentry Lee Patricia. Gentry Hatfield Erine Gentry

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Mildred Gentry

Unknown - Unknown

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Ernest Gentry

Unknown - Unknown

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Wanda Gentry Lee

Unknown - Unknown

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Linda Gentry Holbrook

Unknown - Unknown

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Patricia. Gentry Hatfield

Unknown - Unknown

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Jan Gentry Rugg

Unknown - Unknown

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Erine Gentry

Unknown - Unknown

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Walker Gentry

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William Roy Gentry & Gladys Connie (Smythe) Gentry

William Roy Gentry

Gladys Connie (Smythe) Gentry

Terry Jerome Gentry Robert Howard Gentry William. Wade Gentry

Perry Allen Gentry Karen Lynn Gentry

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Gladys Connie (Smythe) Gentry

May 1, 1937 - Nov 8, 2005

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Terry Jerome Gentry

Apr 1, 1956 - Jun 7, 2007

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Perry Allen Gentry

Unknown - Unknown

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Robert Howard Gentry

Unknown - Unknown

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Karen Lynn Gentry

Apr 15, 1964 - Unknown

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William. Wade Gentry

Unknown - Unknown

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In 1936, in the year that William Roy Gentry was born, on November 2nd, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) debuted the world's first regular high-definition television service. The channel had a short schedule - Monday through Saturday, 3:00p to 4:00p and 9:00p to 10:00p. The first broadcast was "Opening of the BBC Television Service".

In 1951, at the age of merely 15 years old, William was alive when on February 27th, the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution (which limited the number of terms a president may serve to two) was ratified by 36 states, making it a part of the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment was both a reaction to the 4 term Roosevelt presidency and also the recognition of a long-standing tradition in American politics.

In 1966, he was 30 years old when on September 8th, the first Star Trek episode, "The Man Trap," was broadcast on NBC. The plot concerned a creature that sucked salt from human bodies. The original series only aired for 3 seasons due to low ratings.

In 1970, by the time he was 34 years old, on May 4th, four students at Kent State University in Ohio were shot and killed by National Guardsmen. The students were at a peaceful demonstration protesting the invasion of Cambodia by US forces. There had been precedent for the killing of American college students. The previous year, on May 15th, Alameda County Sheriffs used shotguns against U.C. Berkeley students at a protest for People's Park. One student died, one was blinded, 128 were injured.

In 1992, when he was 56 years old, on February 1st, US President George Bush and President Boris Yeltsin of Russia jointly announced an end to the Cold War, proclaiming a new era of "friendship and partnership". At Camp David in Maryland, they reviewed ways to jointly reduce nuclear arms and support reforms in Russia but no agreement was reached at that meeting.