Michael Lee Henry, Jr.
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Police Officer

Michael Lee Henry, Jr.

Accident Veteran
End of Watch January 2, 2020
Age 50
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Michael Henry died as a result of complications sustained in a motorcycle crash while participating in annual motorcycle training on October 1st, 2019.

He crashed while going through one of the training courses and suffered a ruptured aorta. He underwent several surgeries but developed complications and died on January 2nd, 2020.

Officer Henry was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Derry Township Police Department for 25 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
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.
Police Officer Henry gave the Derry Township Police Department 25 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hershey 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

Location Hershey, PA
Platform Identity dtpd.dauphin.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 2, 2020
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Michael Lee Henry, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Michael Lee Henry, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Derry Township Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
PA — Statewide
417
of 1,261 officers
33.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Lee Henry, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Michael Lee Henry, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
50
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Lee Henry, Jr. is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897