Chad Cody - Forever 29

My name is Tricia and my Angel is Chad Cody. I was 17 when I had my son. The moment he entered the world, I fell in love instantly. He was my side kick throughout his life. Everywhere I was, he was right there besides me. As I was teaching him the world, he was teaching me how to be his mama. I loved it so much. As Chad became older and was open about being gay, he moved to Los Angeles and fell in love. He and his partner were together for 6 years. I was so happy for Chad and his partner. Five years ago I received a phone call from his partner asking that I pick my son up. He explained that Chad had become an addict. My heart was broken. Over the years, I have helped my son with his addiction. He was in abs out of rehabs trying hard to stay clean. The last rehab he entered, he truly wanted it to be his last time. He wanted to become clean and sober. Chad so badly wanted to make us all proud of him. He wanted to work for a rehab to help others. Unfortunately, he relapsed and loss his battle to his addiction on 1/14/22. This was the worst day of my life. His sisters' lives. His entire family. We miss him dearly. We miss his laugh. Oh how soothing it was. We miss our dance parties. Chad was so smart, had a contagious laughter, and a loving heart.