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HONORING MR. RUSTON HENRY AND MR. TROY HENRY ON THE UNVEILING OF THE
HENRY TRIBUTE MURAL CELEBRATING BLACK EXCELLENCE
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HON. TROY A. CARTER
of louisiana
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate two of my dear friends and constituents, Mr. Ruston Henry, Sr., RPh and Mr. Troy Henry, on the occasion of a Mural Unveiling Celebrating Black Excellence. This mural recognizes the accomplishments of two of New Orleans' native sons located at 1667 Tchoupitoulas Street near New Orleans' port access road along the Mississippi River, ``Clarence Henry Truckway'', coincidentally named after their grandfather, the late Clarence ``Chink'' Henry, Sr., a legendary labor leader and civil rights activist, also known as a Louisiana AFL-CIO Labor Hall of Fame Honoree.
They are the proud sons of Mrs. Elvira Day Henry and the late Mr. Sterling Henry, Sr., a pioneer black pharmacist, responsible for integrating the workforce of the historic Treme's Circle Food Store, a key local business located in New Orleans' Seventh Ward, mentoring, and providing internships to many Xavier University of Louisiana pharmacy students beginning in the early 1960's. Their parents instilled in their children the importance of supporting underprivileged families, and helping ensure no one in need was left behind.
Mr. Ruston Henry, Sr., RPh, a 1985 graduate of Xavier University's College of Pharmacy, following his parents through their alma mater, is a highly qualified pharmacist with more than 32 years of pharmacy experience in the management, administration, construction and operation of retail pharmacies. Mr. Henry is a Licensed Pharmacist in Louisiana and Mississippi who excels at teamwork, conflict resolution and sound decision-making under pressure. A second-generation pharmacist, he is the current owner and operator of H & W Drug Store, Inc. This store was co-founded by his late father in three retail locations, New Orleans East, the Westbank of Jefferson Parish, and inside the historic Treme' Circle Food Store. In 1999, Mr. Sterling J. Henry, Sr. retired and his son, Mr. Ruston Henry, Sr. took over the business, and now serves as the current owner and Chief Pharmacist.
In 2017, Mr. Ruston Henry began pursuing alternative treatments involving medical cannabis. In 2018, the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy
(LBP) selected the H & W Drug Store, Inc. to operate the first Medical Marijuana Pharmacy in the Metropolitan Region of Louisiana. H & W's services Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. H & W Drug Store Dispensary opened in August of 2019 and is currently located at 1667 Tchoupitoulas Street. H & W's primary focus was and always is to provide our patients with the best pharmaceutical healthcare available.
Mr. Troy Henry, graduate of Stanford University, then Carnegie Mellon University, is the Managing Partner and principal fiduciary of Henry Consulting (HC). He is responsible for all 3 lines of business of HC: management consulting services, business services and equity ventures. Troy has over 30 years of management experience, with concentrations in business development, strategic planning, contract management, technology, and government. He has expertise in managing multi-million-
dollar projects and leading teams that develop business strategies, implement solutions, and solve problems.
Mr. Troy Henry's responsibilities with HC include providing general management and oversight on numerous HC projects and ventures throughout the country. In addition to applying his business acumen to these client specific engagements, Henry is Managing Member for several HC owned equity ventures: Infinity Fuels--a wholesale and commercial fuel supply company, Infinity Petroleum--a retail fuel and store management company, Pneuma Aviation--a private member-driven aviation company, Equity Media--a New Orleans-based media services company, and Bayou Phoenix--a commercial real estate development partnership. Through Henry's leadership, HC continues to be one of the fastest growing enterprises in the southern region.
Previously, as President of the United Water Corporation, Mr. Troy Henry had responsibility for overseeing operations and management of United Water's regulated and unregulated water and wastewater businesses, customer satisfaction, client relations and marketing activities in nineteen states. Henry has also served in executive positions with IBM, Enron, Hewlett Packard, Aluminum Company of America
(ALCOA) and LORAL Federal Systems. He has bachelor's degrees in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Stanford University, and master's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University.
Mr. Troy Henry been involved in numerous civic activities including member of the Board of Directors for the Louisiana Children's Museum, the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, the New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce, the Eastover Property Owners Association (EPOA), the East New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission, the District 100 Community Development Corporation, and the Shell Regional Wholesale Council. Henry served as Chairman of Mayor LaToya Cantrell's Infrastructure Transition Team, and as Chairman of the Board of St. Augustine High School for over 12 years, which included oversight of the high school reconstruction effort following Hurricane Katrina. Henry is the founder of the leading business organization for East New Orleans, known as the East New Orleans Business Development District
(ENOBDD) which produces ``The East Magazine.''
Congratulations to both Ruston and Troy Henry on continuing the legacy of their grandparents and parents, who are all so proud of them. New Orleans is blessed to have these native home-grown sons in our lives. May this mural remain forever as a mark to continue the Henry Family Legacy.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 119(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 119(2)
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