[updated] Will Tennyson Passes
[Update] Beloved Music Row executive and friend to many Will Tennyson will be laid to rest on Saturday, November 20th in his hometown of Athens, Tennessee. Will died on Tuesday morning from natural causes. He most recently was a talent executive at Conway Entertainment Group. Will is survived by his mother and step-father, several brothers and sisters and their families and a daughter. At a young age, he knew he wanted to spend his career on Music Row. Upon graduating from Tennessee Wesleyan College and attending Nagasaki Wesleyan University in Japan, he moved to Nashville beginning his career at the Gaylord Entertainment Company. After working several other jobs, including a stint at the Ralph Emery Show, he worked for CMA CEO Tammy Genovese in the marketing and administration affairs and community relations departments. Most recently, he served as a talent executive for the newly formed Conway Entertainment Group.
Below is information on the services:
A funeral service will be conducted, 1:00 P.M., Saturday, November 20, 2010 at Keith Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Sam Roberts officiating. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday prior to the service. The family suggests memorials be made to the Friendly Fellow Club c/o Daily Post Athenian, P.O. Box 340, Athens, TN 37371-0340
http://www.jerrysmithfuneralhome.com
A Nashville memorial is being planned with details forthcoming.
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Will Tennyson, 41, passed away this morning. He was found unresponsive in his apartment by a medical team, apparently the victim of natural causes. Exact cause of death is unknown.
Tennyson was an employee of Conway Entertainment Group where he had worked since March. Previously, he worked at the Country Music Association.
MusicRow extends sympathy to Tennyson’s family and friends. We will continue to update this story as more details emerge.
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What a loss to all of us who knew Will – such a wonderful individual!
From All of us at A1 Entertainment and Flynnville Train we send our thoughts and prayers to will’s family and everyone at Conway Entertainment Group. He was a great guy passionate and loved what he was doing in the whole music industry! Thank Will
Robert was 1 of a kind and will be missed dearly. May God comfort his survivors.
Our thoughts and proyers are with Will’s family.
My prayers go out to all who were blessed to know Will. I was so thrilled to reconnect with him this last year. He will be missed!!
You became a true and good friend and we will miss you!
Robert was a good man and will be missed…Our daughter Porsha is going to miss him so much…We LOVE you Robert…
Robert was a great friend to all, a joker, a comedian a true FRIEND!! He was loved by all and will truly be missed.
Loosing a wonderful friend so young in life is hard to comprehend. My deepest sympathies go out to his family.
Will will be greatly missed.
Will was an amazing person. He touched my life many times with his greatness. I truly lost an amazing friend. For those of you planning to attend. Will Tennyson’s receiving of friends is Saturday from 11 to 1. The service and burial is after that and Keith Methodist Church 600 W Madison Ave, Athens, TN 37371
Zip code for Athens is 37303. Not sure if that matters in GPS land, but just in case…
How very very sad. My initial thoughts go out to his loved ones and friends.
God Bless,
Chris
Robert, or Will as known by his Nasvhille friends, was an amazing man who was loved by all who met him whether once or a whole lifetime. He had a contagious smile and a heart of gold! Robert (Will) Tennyson, you definitely entered into the gates of Heaven with a star in your crown my friend! Until we meet again……
My thoughts and prayers go out to Robert’s family and friends. He will be missed by many. Rest in peace.
I only met and talked with Will a couple times, but I could tell right then and there he was a truly warm individual.
I am sorry I did not know him for very long……but happy to have met him briefly.
Will, this is not for real. You texted me Monday night. My partner Richard served you drinks and food and you played Trivia at the bar…and then…you were gone. Will, this isn’t real. We love you.
Speechless and deeply saddened by this news. Robert (Will) was such a great guy! If you knew him, you loved him. He will be missed…
Will, only the good die young!…I loved you buddy! I’m so sorry we didn’t have that trip to Ecuador together; that we didn’t spend more time together, that we didn’t get to know each other more. I never would have expected you to leave us sooo soon.I don’t understand why this happened but God knows, you have to be in his company now, you had a golden heart brother…Look for My Mama while you’re there, I miss her to, I sure will you. Catch you on the other side my dear friend….Rod