Byrne Heninger has died

[Farrar]

I just received word that Byrne Heninger is no longer with us. I know he had been in poor health for the last few years. Evidently he had cancer.

[DL4567]

Holy crap. Very sad to see this. He lived just 30 min from me, and I almost bought my DeLorean from him back when I was first looking in 2004, but the deal didn't work out. He definitely kept the dream alive.

[DMC-81]

Very sad to hear. My condolences to his family. :(

[JETS 81 DMC]

Link to his obituary below. He will be missed.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gainesvilletimes/obituary.aspx?n=byrne-edward-heninger&pid=191885121&fhid=5702

[Dangermouse]

My car was refurbished by Byrne and Sean way back in about 2002 for the PO but I only got to meet him the once when I bought a used OEM torsion bar from him.

Later, his replacement bar system was a great engineering solution to a common problem of breaking bars.

[Patrick C]

So sorry to hear this. I had spoken to Byrne on the phone when he went back into business several years ago and I bought one his last sets of LCAs. Truly a nice man and he made some excellent parts for our cars. He will be missed.

[Mike C.]

This is terrible news. He was a great asset to the DeLorean community and well liked. My condolences to his family and friends.

[sean]

One my first day of college Byrne passed me in his car at an intersection and I was immediately hooked on the car. Two years later we would actually meet when I joined SEDOC. We worked together for the better part of 10 years and he was a great friend and an even better mentor. What patience I have learned in my life is because of him. We didn't always agree on things but frequently commented on how our shortcomings were complemented the other's strengths. I truly expected him to reach 100 with the amount of spirit and life he had inside of him. I will miss him and be thinking about him and Mrs.H a lot over these next few days. Thank you Dermot for letting me know about this.

[SS Spoiler]

Quite a few DeLorean owners have come and
gone. Do you think a permanent thread posting
deaths and memories would be appropriate?...

[Tamir A.]

Very sad to hear of his passing. RIP.

[Jack]

Quite a few DeLorean owners have come and
gone. Do you think a permanent thread posting
deaths and memories would be appropriate?...

That sounds like a good idea to me.

[burch]

Quite a few DeLorean owners have come and
gone. Do you think a permanent thread posting
deaths and memories would be appropriate?...

That would be a nice idea!

RIP Byrne...a true asset to the community. Thinking about his family.

[SS Spoiler]

I know two original owners that have passed...

[Andrew]

I have one of Byrne's torsion units on 4194 and a set of his control arms on 5052. He was a great owner and a great vendor. He will be missed!