Henry D Petty

Henry David Petty was a 22-year-old Black man from St. Louis who died on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. In the days that followed, the only widely published details about his passing came in the form of a brief death notice—enough to mark the moment, but not enough to explain what happened or why his life ended when it did.

Family, friends, and community were invited to gather for visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday at Temple of Deliverance Church in St. Louis, followed immediately by ...