ADRIAN — Isaac Henry, of Gil Henry & Associates real estate agency in Adrian, is the winner of the Lenawee County Association of Realtors Realtor of the Year Award for 2025. He is a lifelong resident of Lenawee County.

Henry has worked as a licensed real estate agent since 2019. He is carrying on a family tradition of working in real estate. Gil Henry & Associates was started by his grandfather, Gil Henry Sr., and the agency is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

Isaac’s father, Gil Henry Jr., continued the tradition when he got his license and worked for the agency. Isaac is now the third generation of the Henry family to work for the business.

“My grandpa started it and my dad got into it and here I am — third generation,” he said. 

Henry isn’t the first member of his family to be named the county’s Realtor of the Year. His grandfather won the award in 1972 and his father won in 1998. 

Henry said there are four qualifiers for winning the Realtor of the Year Award. Those qualifiers are community involvement, association involvement, good ethics, and sales.

He is the chair of the Young Professionals Network, which is part of the Realtors association. For 2025, the YPN works with the Boys and Girls Club of Lenawee, doing charity work on behalf of the association. The YPN sponsored a Christmas toy, food and school supply drive to benefit the Boys and Girls Club. The group also holds an annual basketball game with the members of the Hope Community Center. 

In the coming year, the YPN will focus on work with Associated Charities.

“We try to be charitable and get involved with the community,” Henry said. 

Henry’s advice for anyone interested in going into the real estate business, besides studying real estate law, is to “be personable.”

“Relationships are your best friend,” he said. “Relationships with clients and friends, family.”