Jim Henry, Tennis Machines Inc. R.I.P.

tguru · 06-20-2012, 05:49 PM

I sent my ball machine to Tennis Machines Inc. last week and when I inquired about it yesterday found out Jim Henry, its founder, had recently died. I got my first stringing machine from Jim in 1984 and, naturally, didn't know what I was doing. This was pre-Internet so good information was not easy or abundant re: stringing. I called him, at that time, for help on various stringing issues. He was incredibly patient and treated me like I was his equal where racquet stringing and machines were concerned which, of course, I was not. I dealt with Jim once or twice more over the years and was impressed by this modest gentleman.

06-20-2012, 05:49 PM	#1
tguru Rookie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 141	Jim Henry, Tennis Machines Inc. R.I.P. I sent my ball machine to Tennis Machines Inc. last week and when I inquired about it yesterday found out Jim Henry, its founder, had recently died. I got my first stringing machine from Jim in 1984 and, naturally, didn't know what I was doing. This was pre-Internet so good information was not easy or abundant re: stringing. I called him, at that time, for help on various stringing issues. He was incredibly patient and treated me like I was his equal where racquet stringing and machines were concerned which, of course, I was not. I dealt with Jim once or twice more over the years and was impressed by this modest gentleman.

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