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