Stu
By: Pam Gunn
I never met a guy I knew,
That quite reminded me of Stu.
Always good for a joke or two…
And he would laugh as hard as you.
Kelly's in Westport was the place,
That I first saw Stu Gentry's face.
We were friends from that moment on
With Stu, you just could get along.
The Spring drove him to Hickory Hollow.
If you loved crappie, you would follow,
To learn the secret how he caught
His limit with the "Gentry knot."
Which brings us where he spent most days.
At a bar named after a finishin' phrase.
A place where everybody knew...
Everybody else including Stu.
The Daily Limit had a way
Of helping you forget your day.
Above the noise, that famous laugh
Brings us all here on his behalf.
No, I never met a guy I knew…
That quite reminded me of Stu.
Stu Gentry
December 9th, 1950-April 8th, 2010
April 20, 2010 - 10:24 am
The landlord of Kelly's from 1947 till 1995 was the George Wiedenmann, Sr family. Mr. Wiedenmann's father, John, purchased the building at 500 Westport Road in 1903. George Sr.'s three children, George Jr., John and Jean ultimately sold the property to Pat & Kyle in 1995.
The bottle of Ten High bourbon shown in this photo has some of George Jr.'s ashes. Guess what his favorite libation was?
