GiaQuinta mourns Mayor Tom Henry

House Democratic Leader Phil GiaQuinta (D-Fort Wayne) issued the following statement mourning the loss of Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry: 

“I am heartbroken by the news of Mayor Tom Henry’s passing today. Cancer took him from us too soon.

“Mayor Henry is a giant in the history of our city. For over 16 unprecedented years, he led our community to remarkable growth in what matters most: making Fort Wayne a place where families want to plant roots.  

“Tom’s love of Fort Wayne is what kept him going. Amid intense personal hardship – the loss of his beloved wife Cindy and his cancer diagnosis earlier this year – he kept working for our city as mayor because that’s the type of person he was.  

“I take solace in the fact that Tom will not be forgotten easily. You can see him all over Fort Wayne – in the flourishing small businesses, in kids playing in the parks and in the city skyline irrevocably shaped for the better by his vision and leadership.  

“I am keeping the Henry family in my thoughts and prayers during this sorrowful time.”