Ferdinand Henry Jr.

Ferdinand Henry Jr. was a 57-year-old man who lived in Harvey, Louisiana. Public records and contemporary reporting identify him by name and age and show that his life was part of the fabric of his community in Jefferson Parish.

Though formal biographical detail available in public sources is limited, Ferdinand appears in a local memorial record and in community news accounts tied to events of December 15, 2024. Those references note his residence in Harvey and his age as 57, and they indicate that family and friends gathered for services in the days that followed. Funeral arrangements were listed with a locally operated mortuary and a celebration of life was scheduled at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church in Harvey, signaling that he was surrounded by people who cared and who sought to honor him.

Because published public details focus narrowly on the circumstances at the end of his life, what stands out most is the human fact that Ferdinand had family and a community who planned to remember him — a mother, siblings, a spouse and extended family are named in a published memorial notice associated with his name. Those listings suggest he was connected to others through marriage and family relationships that mattered to him and to them.

This page emphasizes Ferdinand’s personhood rather than the manner in which he died. While public reports note the tragic events of the evening of December 15, 2024, the record that remains for tribute is of a man known to neighbors and family in Harvey. The memorial notices and service plans speak to a life that mattered to those who survive him, and to the desire of family and friends to honor his memory. May those who loved Ferdinand find comfort in shared memories and in the community that gathered to remember him.