CINCINNATI — The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has announced visitation and funeral arrangements for Larry Henderson, the retired deputy who was hit and killed while working a traffic detail during the University of Cincinnati's spring commencement last week.
There will be two set times for public visitation:
- Thursday, May 8, 4-8 p.m. at Spring Grove Cemetery
- Friday, May 9, 9-11 a.m. at Cintas Center
A public service will then take place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Cintas Center.
Starting at 7 a.m., a funeral procession will go from the cemetery to Cintas Center. Here's the route:
- Leave Spring Grove Cemetery
- Travel on Mitchell Avenue
- Enter I-75 southbound, remaining in the left lane
- Take the ramp to I-471 southbound
- Take the I-275 eastbound exit
- Exit on SR-125
- Travel on Wolfangel Road
- Turn onto State Road
- Turn onto Five Mile Road
- Enter I-275 westbound
- Head northbound on I-471
- Get on I-71 northbound
- Take the Martin Luther King exit
- Turn onto Gilbert Avenue
- Turn on Victory Parkway
- Turn on Hopkins Avenue
- Turn on Webster Avenue
- Arrive at the Cintas Center for public visitation
Here's a look at the route:
Then, the procession will travel from Cintas Center to Spring Grove Cemetery:
- Drive on Webster Avenue
- Turn on Hopkins Avenue
- Turn on Victory Parkway
- Turn on Gilbert Avenue
- Turn on Martin Luther King Drive
- Turn on Clifton Avenue
- Turn on Spring Grove Avenue
Directly after the service on Friday, the sheriff's office said a procession will travel to Spring Grove Cemetery Rose Garden for a graveside ceremony and burial.
The man accused of intentionally running his car into the deputy is 38-year-old Rodney Hinton Jr. He was identified as the father of an 18-year-old shot and killed by a Cincinnati police officer one day prior.
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Henderson retired from the sheriff's office in December after 33 years of service. He worked in several specialized units, including as an academy instructor, dive team member, bomb squad officer, FBI task force officer and more. He also spent nearly 20 years as part of the Bearcat team, volunteering his time working security during UC football games.
"In Deputy Henderson’s early tenure as a Sheriff’s Deputy, I recognized his talent for teaching and presentation," Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey shared a statement Sunday in honor of Henderson. "Larry began his journey as a Sheriff’s Office trainer early in his career," she said. "He developed an expertise and became an excellent trainer. Subsequently, he trained divisions of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office that included hundreds of deputy sheriffs. His ability to relate to and touch officers’ lives was extraordinary. We will continue to honor Larry’s life of service."
Deputy Henderson’s badge number, #129, will be retired from the agency.
