Henry was born in Bartow, FL and received a degree in music education from the University of South Florida in Tampa. He moved to New Port Richey in 1972, where he became director of music at Mittye P. Locke Elementary School, where he taught for 27 years. Henry is also the music director at the First United Methodist Church of New Port Richey, and in addition to directing the youth and adult choirs, also plays keyboard and arranges the music for the Praise Team. He also formed, directed and wrote all the music for a semi-professional Silver Cornet Band that has performed all around the area. Henry played lead trumpet in the pit orchestra at the Richey Suncoast Theater for more than fifteen years, and when time permitted, played at the Performing Arts Center in Tampa and the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg for the original Broadway casts of “West Side Story” and “Forty-Second Street”, just to name a few.

He was named the Jaycee’s outstanding educator of the year in 1980, and the USF Alumni’s educator of the year in 1982. He was also named Teacher of the Year at Locke Elementary in 1992, and was given he key to the city of New Port Richey by the mayor for outstanding community service in 1993. He also directs and arranges music for an all-men’s chorus, “The Jubilee Singers”, and “The Choraliers”, a very active chorus located in Timber Oaks in Port Richey.

To this day, Henry is still very much active in his directing and arranging the various groups mentioned above. Since 1972 Henry has directed the Richey Concert Band, which is now 87 members strong.