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Golf Pro With ‘Servant’ Heart Is Murdered on Course After Truck Drives on Green

Image: GoFundMe/Diane McPhereson
Image: GoFundMe/Diane McPhereson
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By Dan Andros
Managing Editor

July 6, 2021

Golf professional Gene Siller, 41, was shot and killed in a tragic and bizarre scene at Pinetree Country Club in Kennesaw, Georgia on Saturday. A white pickup truck drove onto the course, and when Siller went to investigate why, he was gunned down.

Siller was the director of golf at Pinetree CC and was described as having a heart of kindness and servanthood, as one friend, Pastor Rand Eberhard, explained to local news outlets.

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“Gene was a man of compassion, he loved everybody,” the friend explained. “He had the kindness and servanthood of the nature of the God I serve, the God of the Bible.”

GOLF PRO SHOT: Friends say Pinetree Country Club Golf Pro, Gene Siller, who was shot and killed on the course Saturday, was a man of community who put others first. Keep following @cbs46 for the latest in the triple homicide investigation. pic.twitter.com/Ycf7x2mk62

— Tori Cooper (@toricoooper) July 5, 2021

Eberhard, led a prayer walk for the victims, also spoke to ABC News about his friend’s character.

He leaves behind a wife and two young boys, ages 6 and 7. There is a GoFundMe to help the family during this difficult time. You can donate by clicking the image below.

Two other men, including the owner of the truck, were found dead inside the vehicle. One of the deceased was the truck’s owner, Paul Pierson. The other victim has not been identified.

The killer fled the scene and is still on the loose. KSU described the suspect as a Hispanic male with long hair.

KSU Alert: Kennesaw Campus: Shooting Incident reported near KSU. Suspect is a Hispanic Male considered armed and dangerous. Suspect is 6'1" and 170 lbs and was last seen wearing a white T-shirt. Suspect was Last seen in area on Pine Tree Country Club headed towards Frey Lake Rd

— KSU Emergency Management (@ksuoem) July 3, 2021

Please continue to pray for the Siller family and the families of the other two victims, and that the killer is brought to justice.

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