Howie Pentony remembered as trusted business owner, friend
From his wealth management business to his personal life and hobbies, Howie Pentony is remembered by those closest to him as a caring and trustworthy man.
Pentony, 78, of Prospect, died May 6 with his wife Janey Pentony, best friend Aaron Rensel and dog, Joey, by his side.
Janey Pentony said her husband was the funniest and kindest person she’s ever met. She said she knows the love the two of them had was something special.
“Even toward the end, when his health started to go, he’d still light up when I’d walk in the room,” she said.
She said as his health declined, she was happy with how they spent their time together.
“He is my best friend and the love of my life, and it was such a privilege to be able to keep him home in his last days,” she said.
Janey Pentony said some of the best memories together come from their time traveling the world, including Turkey and Cancun.
“He absolutely loved Turkey. He kept saying he wanted to live in Greece,” she said.
But his real passion in life was hunting, she said.
“He traveled a lot for that,” she said.
His kindness extended to his clients at his business, Pentony Capital Management in Portersville. She said he was so proud that people trusted him with their money.
“He would keep in touch with co-workers and clients for years,” Janey Pentony said.
She said he was also proud of his accomplishments, such as being named a five star wealth manager for 14 years by Five Star Professional.
She said many of his clients ended up becoming friends over the years. He’d even go out of his way to send them birthday cards.
While many clients would become friends with the Pentonys, many friends ended up becoming clients, too. One such friend was Rensel, who said he had the privilege of being Howie Pentony’s best friend.
“We realized we had a lot of similar interests. We both liked hunting and traveling, and so we got very close. I was beside him when he passed,” Rensel said.
He said people used to jokingly call him the “wolf of Main Street” because of his strong business sense and commitment to his clients.
“He was a simple man in some ways. He grew up poor in West Virginia. He told himself he’d be successful, and I think you can say he was,” Rensel said.
He also had a strong passion for giving, but preferred to do it anonymously. Rensel recalled times where he donated to food pantries and paid heating bills throughout winters for families in need.
“There were even times when I saw him pull out money and pay for a family’s groceries just because,” he said.
One of the things Rensel said he will miss most about Howie Pentony is his cooking. Rensel said he’d cook almost anything he managed to hunt.
“When we went pheasant hunting, he’d make these pheasant dumplings with this sauce. He was also just so proud of his red sauce. He spent decades perfecting his recipe,” he said.
