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January 07, 2005
Henry Davenport, R.I.P.
I can't believe that Henry is gone. Henry was one of the most good-natured folks I ever spent any time with, and it's hard to believe that I will never see him around town again. Just last week, I saw Henry at Panera -- like a hundred times before -- on my way to work. He died of a seizure at the City Cafe on Tuesday. He was 40 years-old.
Going back to my time at UTC in the early 90s, Henry could be seen -- and more importantly heard -- at even the most trivial of pick-up basketball games in the McClellan Gym. It was tough to shoot a three while Henry was yelling at you, and it didn't take long to notice how exhaustive his knowledge of basketball really was. Sure, people poked fun at his sayings and how he talked, but, deep down, I think most people couldn't help but like the guy. I sure did. No matter what you were doing or how you were feeling, running into Henry was always a smile-inducing affair. You just had to know him.
Watching Henry sing a karaoke version of "Like A Virgin" at David's ranks among the top ten most entertaining moments of my life, and I will REALLY, REALLY miss him.
| By colrus | 12:02 AM
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I remeber him from when I worked at Panera on Market, I can't believe he died. I'm really sorry to hear this.
Posted by: James at January 7, 2005 12:24 AM
When did Henry die? I didn't see his obit anywhere. Good natured man, but I only knew him casually because I worked downtown.
Posted by: Stelmodad at January 7, 2005 12:30 AM
I remember him from Taco Mac watching the big screen. Sad.
Posted by: Jeremy at January 7, 2005 11:31 AM
This sucks. I was just at Sticky Fingers last night and wondering why I wasn't hearing his bellow from across the bar.
Posted by: John Totten at January 7, 2005 12:31 PM
REACHING OUT TO FRIENDS OF HENRY DAVENPORT :
ESPN is putting together a henry davenport feature to air within the womens NCAA tournament coverage of the sweet 16 on ESPN. we need pictures and video of henry!!
please contact me if you have pictures or video and would like to share it for this tribute to a great fan of women's basketball.
thanks
julie fitzpatrick
ESPN
julie.m.fitzpatrick@espn.com
Posted by: julie at March 23, 2005 12:46 PM