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Dr. T. Roger Entress

March 10, 1936 - September 21, 2018

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Obituary For Dr. T. Roger Entress

March 10, 1936 - September 21, 2018

Entress, T. Roger, D.D.S.

Passed away peacefully at home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 21, 2018, at the age of 82, surrounded by family and loved ones.

He is survived by his spouse Cheryl Hines Entress, brother James Entress and sister Melissa Pohland; children Geoffrey Entress, Jennifer Jessen, Ann Lachenbruch and Elizabeth Sykes; former spouse Peggy Entress Ganong; and grandchildren Emma Entress, Nicholas Entress, Hayden Entress, Cooper Lachenbruch, Gavin Lachenbruch, Eva Marie Entress, Thomas Sykes, Kendall Sykes, Juliet Sykes and Abby Jessen.

Dr. Entress was born on March 10, 1936, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was a graduate of Brentwood High School, where he was an accomplished basketball and football player, and the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned both his undergraduate and medical degrees. After medical school, Dr. Entress proudly served in the United States Navy, before returning to Pittsburgh, where he practiced oral and maxillofacial surgery for 25 years.

After retiring from practice in 1990, Dr. Entress turned his full-time focus to managing Priority Investment Management, an investment management company which he founded in 1985 and sold to Duquesne Capital Management several years later.

Roger's generosity was legendary and always from his heart. His life's passions were family, friends and golf and he was a long-time member of South Hills Country Club, Pine Valley Golf Club and Nevillewood Country Club. When not in Pittsburgh, he loved spending time in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Roger was happiest when with his family, his friends and especially his grandchildren. He leaves a legacy of love and laughter. He touched many lives and will be missed. Visitation is available from 4:00-8:00 P.M. on Friday, September 28, 2018, at John F. Slater Funeral Home, 4201 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15227. A funeral mass is scheduled for 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 29, 2018, at Saint Sylvester Church, 3754 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15227. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations to be sent to the Dorothy P. and Richard P. Simmons Center for Interstitial Lung Disease, UPMC Montefiore NW 628, 3459 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.

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  • December 11, 2019

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  • December 11, 2019

    Sandy: Thank you for your sympathies and yes we do have precious memories to treasure. He will be missed!!

  • December 11, 2019

    Thank you for remembering the Entress family. Roger was truly a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend to many. We will miss him.

  • December 11, 2019

    It has been a long time since we have lived on Greenlee Road, but we have happy memories as neighbors ,of the young Entress family on Greenlee Road, Roger was a fine man and great neighbor. Sympathy to the family.

  • December 11, 2019

    Dear Cheryl, Jim, Melissa and Family: Please accept our deepest sympathies to all of you for the Loss of Cousin Roger. It has been many years since I have been in contact with Him because we moved away from Pittsburgh many years ago but I have kept in touch with Melissa over the years. May the memories you have made with him help you through these difficult days ahead. As always Sandy Spinnenweber Gorski

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