The evening kicked off with a cocktail hour and silent auction. Dinner was next and then the ceremony began. Bill Correll started things off by recognizing the 13 previous inductees from 1990 and 1995. Lou Einwick, a Hall of Fame member, followed with introductions for the Class of 1997. Bill Correll and Lou Einwick then shared the duties of introducing the Class of 2009. A quick look around the room witnessed nodding heads, huge smiles and expressions of fond memories as each inductee's bio was related.
The class of 1997 included Jerry Depew, Frank Maloney III, Massie Valentine, and Home Beneficial Life Insurance.
The Class of 2009 Included Tom Cain, Kathleen Cummings, Rodney Harmon, Wade McGuire, John Packett, Mark Vines, Hugh Waters, Davenport and Co., and the Westwood Club.
The guests remained enthusiastic throughout the evening and included representatives from the Virginia Tennis Association, Middle Atlantic Tennis Association and the United States Tennis Association. The crowd was reluctant to leave but eventually the evening had to come to an end. By final tally, the event surprisingly raised over $2000.00 for the RTA to use in funding various tennis programs around the Richmond area.
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Front row, left to right: John DePew (holding picture of his dad, Jerry, 1997 inductee), Hugh Waters, Kathleen Cummings, Mark Vines
Back row, left to right: Wade McGuire, Rodney Harmon, John Packett, Tom Cain, E. Massie Valentine, Coleman Wortham (Davenport & Co. representative), Bill French (Westwood club representative).
Not pictured: Virginia Maloney, who accepted on behalf of her late husband, Frank Maloney, III.
