Chris Henry’s funeral to be held on Tuesday

December 19th, 2009 - 2:54 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt ( 1 comment )

Chris Henry Cincinnati, Dec 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The unfortunate Chris Henry who died an untimely death at 26, in an accident, will have his funeral on Tuesday. He had an argument with his fiancée and she in a fit of anger took the pickup truck and went away. Chris also climbed and then accidentally he was thrown out from the truck and he died.

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry died when he succumbed to serious injuries which he had suffered after he fell out of a pickup truck. This happened after a domestic dispute with his fiancée. His untimely death at only 26 years has shocked many.

Chris Henry was found lying haplessly on the road on Wednesday in south Charlotte “apparently suffering life-threatening injuries,” according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. He was pronounced dead Thursday. Police said that a dispute began at home just prior to noon and Henry jumped into the bed of the pickup truck as his unidentified fiancée was driving away from the residence after the dispute.

Teammates say that the Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry was willing to leave behind his past that was marred by the police and move towards a brighter future. When the shocked players learnt that he had died, then they huddled by themselves in the locker room. They said a group prayer, and then went out on the Paul Brown Stadium field to walk through some of their plays for an upcoming game in San Diego. “It was tough,” receiver Andre Caldwell said. “We were crying.”

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One Response

  1. joe Says:

    thats a shame…he had his whole life ahead of him…Hopefully he knew Christ.

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