The City of Fort Wayne Bids Farewell to Mayor Tom Henry WOWO News/Talk 92.3 FM, 1190 AM, 107.5 FM & 97.3 HD2 [Video]

FORT WAYNE, Ind.–The life of the late Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry was celebrated on Friday. His funeral was at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Fort Wayne.

Henry died on March 28 at the age of 72. In February, Henry announced that he had been diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer. He also said the cancer had spread to his lymph nodes and other organs.

Speaking on Henry’s behalf Friday was his best friend Steve Mcelhoe. Mcelhoe made the crowd laugh with several stories about Henry.

“Tom and I both loved to golf, but neither of us were any good. I suggested that we take lessons from a golf pro. After only three lessons, the pro told us that he had a plan. He wanted us to lay off golf for six months and then quit,” said Mcelhoe.

Mcelhoe said he and Henry both talked about things every …