Pottawatomie Profiles

Rev. David Henry Earns U.S. Citizenship / Henry Collects Donations For Hurricane Relief

Rev. David Henry, of Shawnee, poses with the U.S. and Homeland Security flags at his naturalization ceremony on April 30. Photo provided.
Rev. David Henry, of Shawnee, poses with the U.S. and Homeland Security flags at his naturalization ceremony on April 30. Photo provided.

Rev. David Henry has been traveling on the bumpy road to U.S. citizenship since 1996, and he finally celebrated his naturalization on April 30 of this year.

Henry grew up on the Lesser Antilles island of Antigua in the eastern Caribbean Sea with his mother, grandmother and great-aunt.

At age 32, he was already married to Dornette, and they had three young daughters when they decided to apply to Bapt…