Inspiring Change

The Cody J. Buss Memorial was created after the death of Shane and Renee’s oldest son, Cody.  He was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident June 2, 2023.  Cody was a certified welder and wanted to one day own his own welding business.  Cody first learned his love for welding in Mr. Grant Little’s Ag Class while attending Carl Albert High School and later enrolled in Mid-Del Technology Center in Midwest City, OK.  During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cody, volunteered his time with Hard Luck Automotive Services (HLAS), where he donated over 1500 hours to the community by performing minor car repairs for individuals in need. 

Cody, his brother, Brady,  and their friends all shared a love for hunting and fishing.  Together they formed an organization, HALO Outdors, that they all hoped to grow to provide an environment to share their love with kids that normally wouldn't get an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and experience hunting and fishing.  HALO Outdoors was established in 2019 and is slowly growing. Their goal is to honor Cody by creating a custom shirt with Cody's favorite waterfowl and his nickname Koot Killer. 

Cody's love for fishing was also impacted by a great organization known in Oklahoma as Oklahoma Fishing Fools (OFF). They are an amazing group who try to bring the community of fishing to anyone that wants to grow their knowledge and skills.

The Buss family and friends of Cody all recognized that Cody was the kind of person that would give the shirt off his back and the last dollar in his wallet to someone in need.  We have decided to keep Cody’s Spirit and Memory alive and have established a scholarship in his name.  The scholarship is aimed at providing select young adults attending tech school in the welding trade to help them with their needs as funding allows.

The goal of the CJB Scholarship Fund is to one day grow where we can sponsor at least one young adult in every Oklahoma Technology Center across the great state with a $500.00 scholarship along with welding equipment (helmet, gloves, markers, welding apron, etc) each year.  We are partnering with HLAS and will be giving back to this great organization as well It is our hope and dream along with the partnership of HLAS that we will be able to grow the CJB Scholarship to help young adults throughout Oklahoma to potentially one day start their own business in the trade industry.

 Our mission is to continue what Cody started and give back to the communities that he loved and supported by providing a $500.00 scholarship in his name to every tech school in Oklahoma.  Though we may not reach this goal in 2024, we believe with your help we can one day meet and exceed this goal. 

 This will be a journal of who Cody was, what his dreams and aspirations were, and the tragic story behind his loss.

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