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Cody was married for fifty-eight years to the former Caroline Burns (1937-2016), who was born near Cullman, Alabama, the daughter of the Mobile County superintendent of education whom he met at Murphy High School in Mobile. She attended [[Boston College]], which her husband was at nearby Harvard.<ref>Dr Caroline Burns Cody (1937-2016) - Find a Grave Memorial, accessed April 21, 2022.</ref> The Codys received death threats because they supported school [[Segregation|desegregation]] at a time when most white voters in Alabama were segregationists.<ref name=wscc>Wilmer St. Clair Cody Jr. (1937-2021) - Find a Grave Memorial, accessed April 21, 2022.</ref> At various times, Cody piloted a small plane, sailed on [[Chesapeake Bay]], Mobile Bay, and Lake Pontchartrain, and built or rebuilt several wooden boats. A fisherman and hunter, he was a connoisseur of oysters.<ref name=wscc/>
Cody was married for fifty-eight years to the former Caroline Burns (1937-2016), who was born near Cullman, Alabama, the daughter of the Mobile County superintendent of education whom he met at Murphy High School in Mobile. She attended [[Boston College]], which her husband was at nearby Harvard.<ref>Dr Caroline Burns Cody (1937-2016) - Find a Grave Memorial, accessed April 21, 2022.</ref> The Codys received death threats because they supported school [[Segregation|desegregation]] at a time when most white voters in Alabama were segregationists.<ref name=wscc>Wilmer St. Clair Cody Jr. (1937-2021) - Find a Grave Memorial, accessed April 21, 2022.</ref> At various times, Cody piloted a small plane, sailed on [[Chesapeake Bay]], Mobile Bay, and Lake Pontchartrain, and built or rebuilt several wooden boats. A fisherman and hunter, he was a connoisseur of oysters.<ref name=wscc/>
He spent his retirement years in Dauphin Island near Mobile. He died in Covington in St. Tammany Parish in suburban [[New Orleans]]. He was survived by his children, David Cody (wife Sara Orton) and Alison Cody. He was [[Cremation|cremated]].<ref nmae=wscc/>
He spent his retirement years in Dauphin Island near Mobile. He died in Covington in St. Tammany Parish in suburban [[New Orleans]]. He was survived by his children, David Cody (wife Sara Orton) and Alison Cody. He was [[Cremation|cremated]].<ref name=wscc/>
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