The funeral of Chris Henry was held on December 22, 2009. Henry was a wide receiver for the NFL team Cincinnati Bengals. He died on December 17, 2009 after falling out from a moving pickup truck, reportedly after a domestic dispute.http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2009/12/former_belle_chasse_star_chris.html http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4750615 Henry's fiance, Loleini Tonga, spoke at the funeral. She talked about the impact Henry had on her life. About a thousand people attended the funeral. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell also spoke at the funeral.http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=11718106http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2009/12/fiancee_of_cincinnati_bengals.html
Henry was suspended from NFL several times during his career due to arrests related to weapons and drugs. He was drafted into NFL in 2005 by the Bengals. He had three children with Tonga.http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=11718106 He was pronounced dead at 6.36 a.m. on December 17, 2009. a.m after being found on the street. Police say that he and Tonga had a domestic dispute and that he jumped into the pickup truck as Tonga was driving away from their home.http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2009/12/former_belle_chasse_star_chris.html http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4750615 The couple had three children together.http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=11718106
