Friday, September 24, 2021
Cody Martin was my best friend. As we all have, I've met, worked with & said goodbye to some fine people. We carry memories & use things they've taught us as we go on. But Cody was far more than an ordinary person & the things he did, the lessons he taught us were amazing. Not only did Cody have unique gifts to design, fabricate & build. He could improvise, adapt & overcome almost any task put before him. Cody was a problem solver, a how too guy. Cars, machinery, plumbing, electrical, roofs & carpentry were not beyond him. His amazing talents occupied his daily routine & built an amazing array of friends & acquaintances. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of family & friends names, their history, relationships, problems, victories & potential. He knew who was using, who was needing & who was trying. He did his his best to help folks that asked for his time. Cody juggled his work, projects, time for his family, friendships, food & rest with precision. At the drop of a hat, if you called Cody with an emergency, a breakdown, a leaky faucet, the need for a ride to work or to help a friend in need, he would work it in if he could.
We talked about the family he lost, what his children were doing, how he helped them with cars, moving, their work & relationships. We shared ideas about projects, picked each others brains about how to solve problems & improvise repairs from our past experiences. The heartache & all the emotions we feel from loosing Cody way to soon are really hard to deal with. Men like Cody are rare & we have for sure been in the presence of a great man, a good person & someone who cared for all of us deeply. So in the spirit of helping carry on his memory, may we all look into our own hearts, at our own gifts and look for opportunities to pay his legacy forward by being there for others. So that as we say goodbye to Cody, he lives on through each of us in the kindness & generosity we have for people who cross our path. Goodbye Cody Martin, Rest in heaven. Our time here together was a wonderful experience & I will miss you to my last breath here on earth. Love, Calvin
