Mr. Henry was employed with the Beaumont Police Department, where he retired after rendering over twenty-one years of dedicated service.  The final eleven years in the department, he became the founding Executive Director of the Beaumont Police Athletic League (PAL), where he positively enhanced, molded and guided the lives of over 1500 of the community's youth.   After retiring, he enjoyed a second career in Private Investigations, fulfilling yet another career goal.  Other life's accomplishments include some acting and voice performances in community plays, television and radio commercials and even a movie role.

He would then return to Jacksonville, Florida.  Mr. Henry's true love were times spent with family and friends.  He shared interest in food, football, jazz, classic and R&B music and traveling.

Mr. Henry will be remembered most for being a good husband, father, son, brother, grandfather and a great man.  He was the kind of man that all would strive to emulate and the kind of person that humankind would honor.

He was predeceased by his father and his brother, Kenneth "Kenny."

Mr. David Henry leaves to cherish his memory his beloved wife Stephanie; daughters, Talia and Cambri; son, Devon of Kountz, Texas; mother, Altamese Henry and Nancy Polk Woolford; sister, Antoinette of St. Paul, Minnesota; brothers, Robert and Reginald (Linda); grandchildren, Camille and Ellison Williams and Kobe Wise; a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.