Henry Wade

Henry Menasco Wade (November 11, 1914 – March 1, 2001) was an American lawyer. He was the district attorney of Dallas County from 1951 to 1987. He was known for his prosecution of Jack Ruby for killing Lee Harvey Oswald, and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing abortion, "Roe v. Wade".
Wade died of problems caused by Parkinson's disease on March 1, 2001 in Dallas, Texas at the age of 86.