Things have been a little quieter than usual on our blog and Facebook. We’ve all been trying to recover from an enormous loss.
The PartyLand family lost a son, brother, nephew, cousin, friend & coworker. SPC Cody J. Towse was serving in Afghanistan as an Army Combat Medic. On May 14th, just days after his 21st birthday, Cody’s squad was attacked. Cody rushed to the aid of one of his fellow servicemen. A second explosion went off; Cody died trying to help someone else.
It’s extremely hard to know how to truly convey the sadness and heartache that comes with losing someone as amazing as Cody Towse.
It’s equally hard trying to show all the pride, honor, happiness, friendship, admiration and love that we feel for Cody… but that’s not going to stop us from trying.
Cody was such a good friend and a fun person to be around. He had a great, sarcastic and witty sense of humor. He was kind, caring, thoughtful and fun. He was a good listener, smart, helpful and hard working. He loved music, old cars, making jokes, In & Out Burger, and spending time with his family and friends. He always wanted to help. He was an EMT and a firefighter before he became a soldier. Cody thought of others before himself. He wanted to save lives and defend his country. Cody can easily be called a hero.
To help us honor Cody and his sacrifice please consider doing any of the following things:
- Display the American flag. Cody’s Dad made a special request that we all fly a flag for Cody. If you’ve got a flag you can display at home, please put it outside for all to see. Please consider flying it for at least the next week or two. If you have one that can be lowered to half-staff please do so in honor of Cody and all those who have sacrificed so much for us.
- Change your Facebook profile picture, cover photo, or any social media profile pictures (Twitter, Google+, Instagram, etc) to a picture of an American flag.
- If you knew Cody personally leave a comment here or on the Cody Towse memorial page on Facebook letting us know some of your favorite things about Cody, a great story or a memory you have of him. If you didn’t know him, feel free to post messages of gratitude and condolences and we’ll be sure they get to the family.
- Learn more about Cody by viewing some of the other articles and videos about him: NY Times Article, First KSL Article, Second KSL Article, KVIA Article, Fox 13 Article and Video, and KUTV 2 Video. You can also read some beautiful blog posts by Cody’s friends Amanda and Saige or see what Representative Jason Chaffetz said about Cody to the members of Congress.
- Donate to the Cody Towse Memorial Fund at any Wells Fargo Bank.
- Visit Cody’s Tropical Sno Shack at 495 North Main St Springville, Utah. It will be open for the summer and all proceeds will be donated to the Cody Towse Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Stay in touch with us as we’ll be posting more info about the arrival home procession, viewing, funeral and other tribute events in Cody’s behalf. We would appreciate your support. The community has already shown much love and kindness to the Towse family, and they will continue to need it in the coming days and weeks. Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers. We will post more information here and on Facebook in the near future.
Thank you for your service Cody. Your bright personality, your love and friendship and all that makes you YOU will not soon be forgotten.
In Honor of Cody Towse… PartyLand’s Own Hero.
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