You’ve seen Harry at the club. In the early morning hours getting the courts ready to play. Or throughout the day working on issues with the courts or facilities. He always has a greeting, always a smile, and always fixing something.

Harry has been playing tennis all his life, has been a member of ATC for five years, and has worked at the club for the last three-plus years.

“I want to be as valuable to the club as I can,” Harry said.

Why are the nets always at the correct height? Because Harry checks and adjusts them. He also, along with Steve Beditz, replaced the net winches with a safer option that’s easier to use.

When the new court irrigation system went in last year, Harry worked tirelessly to fill the swales around the heads and the low spots where the trenches were dug. He’s studied what makes an excellent clay court playing surface and has learned how to roll the courts, how much to water them (and when), and how to adjust and optimize the water pressure coming from the sprinkler heads.

“I would always listen to our members,” Harry said. “If they were experiencing problems with the courts or facility, I wanted to know about it, and I wanted to take care of it.”

You might call Harry a “Jack of All Trades.” His long career will attest to that. From serving in the United States Air Force as a heavy equipment mechanic to working in sales at Granger, from installing chimney liners to being in the lumber business, Harry has seen a lot, experienced a lot, and knows how to get a job done. Along the way, he raised a family and now has six grandchildren.

Many thanks from all of us at ATC to Harry. The club runs better when he’s fixing things.