Curtis Cody McMorris, a native of Walker, Louisiana, was born August 25, 1985 and passed away Friday, October 2, 2020, after an ongoing battle with addiction.
Many knew Cody only through the lens of the addictions he fought so hard to overcome. That wasn’t the real Cody though. Those who were fortunate enough to truly know Cody would describe him as a selfless individual. Someone who would give the shirt off of his back to help a friend in need; one who never ended a conversation with those he cared for most without an “I love you;” and someone who considered his lifelong friends, his brothers. Cody was outgoing, charismatic, witty and above all, fiercely loyal.
Cody will be greatly missed by his father, Curtis McMorris; his stepfather, Michael Sasser; his son, Zayden; his sisters, Brittany Sasser Strother and her husband Kyle, and Lauren Sasser; his niece, Ella, and numerous extended family members and friends.
Cody is preceded in death by his mother, Lisa Chappell Sasser; his fiancé, Megan Alexandra Allen; his maternal grandparents, Rupert and Carol Chappell, and his paternal grandparents, Carter and Katherine McMorris.
Cody’s sisters believe that concealing his cause of death will help no one. They hope his story will help just one addict push even harder for another day of sobriety, encourage an active user to choose recovery, or shine a light on the opioid epidemic.
Cody was a great man he loved his and his son and his friends. Even though he battles addiction he always tried to help another addic get clean. His heart was pure. MY prTwrs go out to all of you.
Cody was always friendly, kind & very respectful every time I saw him. Seeing him with Zayden you knew how much he loved him. His smile will be missed. Cody’s soul is at peace.
I’ve been know Cody and his whole family since he was just a young boy. He was in school with my oldest daughter and they we’re very close friends. I can remember going to pick him up many of times for him and my two daughters to just hang out and play when they were younger. Even as I watched him grow from a young loving, silly and very outgoing Young boy into a teenager that got mixed up with drugs, my love for Cody never stopped or changed. I do know from many of conversations that Cody and I had that drugs was not the life that he wanted 😥 I know that he fought so hard to break away from this demon. He fought even harder to break away after losing his mother, then losing Megan’s mother and then Megan. He was left to raise his and making his baby by himself and one of the last conversations that he and I had with that he wanted to be free of the drugs and to be the best father that he could be to his child. Cody was just an all around great guy that his addictions with something that hindrance his life but he fought trying to break away from it. The day that I received the phone call that Cody was gone, it ripped my heart into so many pieces. He’s definitely going to be missed by me and my two girls and I know many of others. Sending much love and prayers to his son and his family may God wrap you all in His love and comfort during this time