[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E753-E754]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 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

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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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