Houston -
Thousands of police officers, citizens, friends and family packed the Grace Community Church on the Southwest Freeway to say good-bye to Houston Senior Police Officer Henry Canales on Monday morning.
TAPS, a 21-Gun Salute, and a fly-over of H.P.D. Helicopters were all part of a final salute to the sixteen year department veteran.
"Going to work with Henry was really fun and he made work not work," said Canales former boss, retired H.P.D Sgt. Heidi Brown.
Chef Harold Hurtt says Canales understood that being a great police officer means more than working your shift and going home.
"He was a team player. He wanted to make sure that the team succeeded, and he interacted constantly with the community. He was the role model," said Hurtt."
Canales passion was auto racing. He used his passion, and his personal race car to protect teens by encouraging them to race at the track instead of the streets of Houston. Street racing has been a very dangerous problem in Houston over the past ten years.
"We've heard Henry say it a thousand times, go to the track get off the streets," said Tommy Hansen of the Galveston County Sheriff's office."
Hansen worked with Canales on a program called "Beat the Heat" which educates people about auto racing. They used the organization as a safe outlet for teen racers who would otherwise risk their lives on busy streets like Westheimer and the Richmond strip.
Canales biggest love was his wife Amour, their 15 year old son Henry Jr. and 17 year old daughter Stephanie.
"He is with the Lord right now watching over me. I love you so much Daddy, and I will always be your princess," Stephanie Canales told those gathered for the funeral of her father.
Henry Canales was 42.
TAPS, a 21-Gun Salute, and a fly-over of H.P.D. Helicopters were all part of a final salute to the sixteen year department veteran.
"Going to work with Henry was really fun and he made work not work," said Canales former boss, retired H.P.D Sgt. Heidi Brown.
Chef Harold Hurtt says Canales understood that being a great police officer means more than working your shift and going home.
"He was a team player. He wanted to make sure that the team succeeded, and he interacted constantly with the community. He was the role model," said Hurtt."
Canales passion was auto racing. He used his passion, and his personal race car to protect teens by encouraging them to race at the track instead of the streets of Houston. Street racing has been a very dangerous problem in Houston over the past ten years.
"We've heard Henry say it a thousand times, go to the track get off the streets," said Tommy Hansen of the Galveston County Sheriff's office."
Hansen worked with Canales on a program called "Beat the Heat" which educates people about auto racing. They used the organization as a safe outlet for teen racers who would otherwise risk their lives on busy streets like Westheimer and the Richmond strip.
Canales biggest love was his wife Amour, their 15 year old son Henry Jr. and 17 year old daughter Stephanie.
"He is with the Lord right now watching over me. I love you so much Daddy, and I will always be your princess," Stephanie Canales told those gathered for the funeral of her father.
Henry Canales was 42.
