William F. Cody, 59 of Marietta passed away suddenly on July 5, 2012. William was preceded in death by his parents, William F. Cody and Ann Raleigh Cody and father-in-law, Joseph Kowalski. He was a devoted father to his sons, William, Brian and Matthew and loved his daughter-in-laws, Kay Sand Cody and Rosemary Mitchell Cody. He is survived by his wife, Gail Ann Cody, his sons, sisters, Mary Ann Chappel (Jerry), Claire Carmack (Dale) and Eileen Kasiner (Alan), brother-in-law, Robert Kowalski (Sheri), mother-in-law, Mae Kowalski, several nieces and nephews and 2 parrots, Nikki and Beany. He had a passion for ’64 and ’69 Corvettes and the Florida Keys. A memorial service will be held Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 11 am at San Pablo Catholic Church in Marathon in the Florida. Tropical attire is requested by the family. William’s ashes will be scattered at sea in the beautiful Florida Keys. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the USO, www.uso.org/donate, or the San Pablo Catholic Church, 550 122nd St, Marathon, FL 33050 or the Dolphin Research Center, 58901 Overseas Highway, Grassy Key, FL 33050, 305-289-1121, www.dolphin.org.