As reported by click2houston, investigators identified Carlet Michelle Blake, 43, was identified as the woman who died in the November 2012 accident at Holcombe and South Braeswood. The driver of the shuttle bus involved in the crash, Henry James Foots, 54, was also identified by police. Foots lost control near the intersection, colliding with an SUV before continuing and striking Blake as she stood on the corner, according to detectives. According to Houston Fire Department officials, eleven passengers on the bus were also taken to the hospital, but none of their injuries appeared to be life-threatening. Henry Foots is a Texan man whose gentle determination and sweet demeanour made him the show’s first fan favourite when his episode aired in Season 1.
For nine seasons, viewers have tuned in to TLC’s medical reality show “My 600-lb Life” to see how people deal with extraordinary obstacles. During that time, morbid obesity specialist Dr Younan Nowzaradan has helped dozens of patients lose massive amounts of weight to reclaim their lives and bodies. While challenging, the process has proven successful for most of Dr Now’s patients featured in the series.
Henry Foots, whose weight loss journey began during the show’s first season, was one of the heaviest patients in Season 1; he was 47 years old and weighed 715 pounds when he sought Dr Now’s assistance. The first season of “My 600-lb Life” covered seven years (2004-2011) in four patients’ lives, as opposed to later seasons, which only covered the first year of multiple patients’ journeys. Foots weight-loss journey included several significant setbacks, including collapsing during surgery and having to be renewed. The ordeal shook Foots, but he was more determined than ever to reclaim his life. Foots revealed a remarkable weight loss of 440 pounds by the end of his episode (via Starcasm).
Foots returned to work as a shuttle bus driver in 2012, free of the constraints of his weight. A few months later, Foots had a “medical episode” that caused him to lose control of his bus, which struck and killed a 43-year-old woman (via Click2Houston). Foots died in May 2013. The exact cause of death is unknown, though reports indicate that it was unrelated to his weight or the 2012 bus accident. Henry Foots was the first alum of “My 600-lb Life” to pass away. Seven other featured patients have died since his death.
SLL Transportation owns and operates the bus involved in the accident, which Harris Health System contracted for shuttle services in the Texas Medical Center. SLL has no complaints with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and no reported accidents in the last two years, according to federal and state records. Local 2’s calls to SLL were not returned.
According to a statement issued by Harris Health System to Local 2,” 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, contracted to the health system to provide shuttle service for employees. The accident is under investigation by the Houston Police Department.”
Foots’s episode featured him following a healthy diet and undergoing gastric bypass and skin removal surgery. Unfortunately, he nearly died in the midst of one of the procedures. He passed out while doctors were performing his second skin removal surgery. Fortunately, they were able to revive him. Foots then stated that he saw the light preparing to take him to Heaven, but he wasn’t ready to go because he still had things to do on Earth. A bus accident he was involved in not long before his death appears to be the source of much confusion surrounding Henry Foot’s death.
If you Google “My 600 Lb Life deaths” or “Henry Foots death,” you’ll come across several articles and blog posts claiming that he died in a bus accident, or as a result of a bus accident, or as a result of a heart attack while driving a bus. But none of those assertions is correct. We know that Henry died a few months later, on May 16, 2013, of unknown causes. Henry “went home to be with the Lord,” according to his official obituary, which was published in the Houston Chronicle and reprinted online by Legacy.
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