# Troy Gentry, of Montgomery Gentry, dies in helicopter crash **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 9, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troy-gentry-of-montgomery-gentry-dies-in-helicopter-crash/795867 "2017-09-09T03:12:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troy-gentry-of-montgomery-gentry-dies-in-helicopter-crash/795867/1 "2017-09-09T03:12:37Z")
We don’t know when or how our time will be up, will we? > **[Troy Gentry, of country duo Montgomery Gentry, killed in helicopter crash | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/08/entertainment/troy-gentry-dead/index.html)** > > Troy Gentry, of country duo Montgomery Gentry, has died following a helicopter crash in New Jersey, according to a statement posted on the group's official site. He was 50. ☹ Not a country fan, but he was a talented musician. ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troy-gentry-of-montgomery-gentry-dies-in-helicopter-crash/795867/2 "2017-09-09T05:44:15Z")
I don’t know a lot of their music but I have “Gone” on my favorites playlist. I was sorry to hear he died. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troy-gentry-of-montgomery-gentry-dies-in-helicopter-crash/795867/3 "2017-09-11T16:19:53Z")
When I hear his name, all I think of is him “hunting” a tame bear in an enclosure