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Henry James Foots 1958 - 2013

Henry James Foots of Harris County, Texas was born on July 17, 1958 to Addie Virginia Foots. He married Lycurgus "Kirk" (Walker) Foots on August 21, 2011 in Harris County, and they were married until Henry's death on May 16, 2013. Henry Foots was buried on May 21, 2013 at Brookside Cemetery in Houston.

Henry James Foots

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Harris County, Texas

July 17, 1958

Harris County, Texas, United States

May 16, 2013

Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States

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Introduction

Henry James Foots was born to Porter Foots Sr. (1917 - 2005) and Addie Virginia Hamilton (1924 - 2017) in Texas. Records indicate that he lived his entire life in Harris County Texas. He had five siblings. Featured on "My 600-Pound Life" Season 1 on TLC, Henry had a near-death experience after his second skin removal surgery. After, he said "I saw a white light. It was just like having an out of body experience. There was the light to take me to Heaven [but] I wasn't ready for it, because there's so much here on earth I haven't did yet." At age 47, he weighed 750 pounds. and decided to lose weight for his high school reunion. Opting for gastric bypass surgery, Henry lost 475 pounds in total and also had surgeries to remove excess skin. On August 21 2011, he married his long time girlfriend Lycurgus "Kirk" (Walker) Foots with whom he had lived for a number of years. According to Texas marriage records, he was age 53 and she was age 61. They were married in Harris County TX. Lycurgus would later share that because of Henry's weight she felt often more like a caretaker rather than a partner and this put strain on their relationship. On November 29, 2012, Henry suffered an unspecified "medical incident" that caused him to pass out while driving a shuttle bus. The resulting accident caused the bus to hit an SUV and then run into a woman standing on the corner. She died from her injuries. The 11 passengers on the bus were injured but none of the injuries were life-threatening. The shuttle bus was providing transportation for the Texas Medical Center. Henry recovered. See Shuttle bus crash victim identified for more details. Henry died on May 16, 2013 due to unknown reasons. His death was unrelated to the shuttle bus accident.
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1958

Birthday

July 17, 1958

Birthdate

Harris County, Texas United States

Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

Henry was an African-American born to Porter Foots Sr (October 10th 1917 - September 19th 2005) and Addie Foots (March 2nd 1924 - August 24th 2017). He had a brother Porter Foots Jr. (February 9th 1947 - November 24th 2002) and a sister Priscilla Lynn Foots. His father Porter served as a private in the USAAF during World War 2, and after the war worked as a truck helper for a stock paper company in Houston.
Nationality & Locations

Henry was born, raised, and lived his entire life in Harris County, Texas. Public records show Henry as living at: 6513 Letcher Street in Houston, Texas 77028, 3405 Hardie Street in Houston, Texas 77026, and in 1996 at 191 Glazebrook Drive also in Houston Texas 77060.
Professional Career

Henry was a bus driver, and towards the end of his career worked for SLL Transportation which was contracted by Harris Health System for shuttle services to the Texas Medical Center located at 6550 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030.
Personal Life & Family

Henry struggled with his weight for most of his life. He enjoyed eating and began to gain weight beginning in his junior high school years. His mother Addie Virginia Foots shared that Henry would often hide in the bathroom to eat food. At his peak, he weighed 715 pounds which resulted in his appearance on the television show 'My 600-lb Life'. At age 47 he began working with Dr. Younan Nowzaradan who eventually agreed to provide gastric bypass surgery on Henry. As a result, Henry lost 340 pounds after two skin removal surgeries. He continued to struggle with his weight loss even after the surgery, and at the time of his death weighed 275 pounds.
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2013

Death

May 16, 2013

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

Houston, Harris County, Texas United States
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05/21

2013

Gravesite & Burial

May 21, 2013

Funeral date
Brookside Cemetery in Houston, Texas United States of America
Burial location
Obituary

Mr. Henry Foots went home to be with the Lord on Thursday May 16, 2013. The visitation and funeral were held on Tuesday May 21, 2013 at New Pleasant Grove Baptist Church 3221 Bain St. Houston,Texas 77026. Pastor Charles Turner officiated. Interment is at Brookside Cemetery . Services Entrusted To: Oscar Johnson Funeral Home 415 Berry Rd. Houston, Texas - Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas) Tuesday January 7th 2014 .

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Heather Mann

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02/15/2017

God bless this special man and all his family. Your story touches my heart and your family is in my prayers. Kirk, your Mother and all your family...I wish many blessings. May you rest in peace. Thank you for sharing your story with us all. God bless

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Daniel Pinna

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07/07/2022

Shuttle bus crash victim identified

Robert Arnold wrote an article titled "Shuttle bus crash victim identified" which appeared in Click2Houston on November 30th 2012 where he described the incident involving Henry's death.

In this article he describes the scene where the shuttle bus that Henry was driving lost control and crashed into Carlet Michelle Blake, who was 43 at the time, standing on the corner of an intersection near a Texas Medical Center.

Henry was driving eleven passengers at the time of the incident, and all of them were transferred to the nearby hospital, but none had serious injuries. Witnesses say that Henry simply 'passed out' before the crash, and one of the passengers attempted to steer the bus to avoid an incident.

The shuttle was owned and operated by SLL Transportation and was contracted by Harris Health System for shuttle services to the Texas Medical Center. Harris Health System gave a statement after the incident that reads "Harris Health System expresses our deepest sympathy to the friends and family of the woman who lost her life in last night's accident, as well as concern for our injured employees. The van was operated by SLL Transportation, LLC, which is contracted to the health system to provide shuttle services for employees. The accident is under investigation by Houston Police Department."

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Filipe Medeiros

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09/21/2014

Henry J. Foots

A photo of Henry J. Foots, featured on "My Six Pound Life" (1958 - 2013)

Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.

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Kathy Pinna

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12/08/2020

Henry James Foots

A photo of Henry James Foots on Find A Grave added by "W H" on 11 Jan 2014

Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.

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Terry Cummings

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03/12/2018

I didn't know Henry, but he seems to be a good man and I'm so sorry for his loss. He worked so hard, and I saw he had a good heart. God keep him and rest his soul.

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Kesha Lutoñ

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01/28/2018

Me and my daughter just finished watching and was shocked to know Big Henry as I called him while watching passed. May GOD bless his soul and comfort his family. It was only an hour show but Henry's light shinned bright. So sad to hear this. Rest on Big Henry...hope you and your dad are fishing.

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Henry Foots' Family Tree & Friends

Henry Foots' Family Tree

Addie Virginia Foots born circa 1925

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Henry James Foots Jul 17, 1958 - May 16, 2013

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Lycurgus "Kirk" (Walker) Foots