He served industry with passion, ‘keen sense of leadership’
Scott E. Henry is being remembered as an influential presence in the motorcoach industry.
The leader of The Martz Group died Dec. 13 at his home. In addition to his long career with his family business, Henry served on the boards of Trailways and the American Bus Association.
“Scott has shown a keen sense of leadership in these two organizations and was always great at throwing in some hilarious one-liners to add some fun to these meetings,” said Larry Hundt, president of Great Canadian Coaches Inc., based in Kitchener, Ontario.
Henry took the helm of the northeast Pennsylvania-based transportation company in 2015 at the age of 57, succeeding his father, Frank Henry, as chairman. Henry’s death comes six months after his father died in June at the age of 85.
“The loss of both Frank Henry earlier this year and now his son, Scott, is sad and hard to imagine,” said Pat Ziska, vice president of New Coach Sales for Motor Coach Industries.
Henry’s great-grandfather, Frank Martz Sr., started the business in 1908, shuttling coal miners to their jobs. Martz Lines became a founding member of Trailways and remained with the U.S. network of independent bus companies.
Based in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the business operates intercity commuter buses, charter buses and tours across a broad swath of the East Coast. The company employs more than 500 people across several businesses, including Gold Line, National Coach Works, First Class Coach and Martz Trailways.
Henry started working for the company at 14 cleaning buses and joined full time in 1981, after graduation, according to a press release announcing his promotion to chairman.
He worked nearly every job in the family business before becoming president in 2000. In the announcement, Henry spoke of his passion for the family business: “It’s something I have looked forward to all of my life.”
