Cody was born on August 29th, 1996.  He loved sports, movies, video games, his friends and his family.   He was kind and funny and loved by many.

 

Cody grew up playing pony baseball and also played for Adolfo Camarillo High School.  He eventually moved into umpiring for Camarillo Youth Pony Baseball and continued playing softball regularly.

Cody also worked for Attention to Detail, a moving company that specialized in hiring veterans.  He had been planning to enlist in the military for quite some time.  

Cody's life was cut too short in an act of heroism during the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill on November 7th, 2018.   He was only 22 years old.

 

We are committed to keeping Cody's memory alive.  We intend to counter this act of evil by spreading kindness towards the community that Cody loved so much.  

The three aspects we intend to bring positive change to are scholarships for umpires of CYBA, assistance for veterans transitioning out of the military, and awareness of gun safety and prevention of gun violence.

Please contact us at info@codylee.org if you are interested in helping build our organization.

We are looking for motivated individuals who are interested in organizing one or more fundraisers for our causes.  Also, if you have a product that we can use to raise funds and are willing to tailor it to Cody, please let us know and we'll promote it on our website.

We are also seeking organizations that we can support who seek to help veterans, support mental health, and bring awareness to gun violence and saftey.  Please let us know if any of these orgainzations exist and how we can get involved.

If you know of a deserving young person who is interested in furthering their career in umpiring, who is recently transitioned from the military and needs assistance or support, or has lost a family member to gun violence, please let us know so we can do what we can to help them!