Caroline Annette Cody

I could write for days about my sister, Caroline Annette Cody, her life and her accomplishments. So many people seem hesitant to ask me about Caroline. I have so many memories of my sister I could share with you. I promise, the stories I would tell wouldn’t make you cry. They would make you smile and they would make you proud.  The easiest way to explain the impact Caroline’s life had on her family and friends is to see the things done to preserve her memory. Below are just a few.

This plaque of my sister sits in the lounge area of the Biology Department at Xavier University of Louisiana. There is an identical plaque in the “Caroline Annette Cody Memorial Library” at the University of Florida College of Medicine. The library, which has collections in both the multidisciplinary laboratories and the medical student lounge, provides free access to medical text books. The College of Medicine has also established the Caroline Annette Cody Memorial Scholarship Award, “presented to a rising fouth-year student who best exemplifies Caroline’s remarkable personal characteristics and altruistic service to the community.” Additionally, the William & Betty Cody Foundation presents a scholarship in memory of Caroline. It is a competitive scholarship awarded to a local Jacksonville, Florida graduating senior who will be attending a four year university the following year. The Gamma Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority presents a book scholarship every year to a current Xavier University student.

Read about Caroline being posthumously awarded her M.D. here and here

Read about the “Caroline Cody Act” which was passed into law in the state of Florida in 2005 here and here

Read about the University of Florida College of Medicine’s 10 year memorial service here

It is more important to me that you read the articles above, but here are two articles from after the trial here and here

***The links above have been updated now that several of the articles have been moved to the archive sections of their papers (10/26/2010)

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