Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Thomas Henry suffered a fatal heart attack while chasing a suspect.
The officer and his partner attempted to serve several warrants on the suspect when he fled. After a foot pursuit, the suspect was apprehended. Detective Henry collapsed after suffering a heart attack shortly after the arrest. He was transported to a local hospital where he lapsed into a coma. He remained unconscious until his death 24 days later.
Detective Henry was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient during the Vietnam War. He had served with the Bel-Ridge Police Department for eight years. He had served in law enforcement for 26 years, having previously served with the Calverton Park Police Department and St. John Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and seven children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Henry gave the Bel-Ridge Police Department 26 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bel-Ridge community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Thomas F. Henry, Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Detective Thomas F. Henry, Sr. is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MO, 32 of 813 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.9% of this state's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas F. Henry, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Thomas F. Henry, Sr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Apprehended
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas F. Henry, Sr. is highlighted in Aug.