| Birth: | Feb., 1919
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Indiana, USA | | Death: | Nov. 26, 1999
Sarasota
Sarasota County
Florida, USA | 
Lawrence J. Coddens, known to his family as "John" was born in South Bend, Indiana in 1919 to Belgian immigrant parents. He was the youngest of four children. Growing up he woked at the Coddens Grocery, stocking and delivering goods until the out break of the depression. His father was killed in a hunting accident when Lawrence was only 10. In 1941, Lawrence joined the army Air Corp and for 3 years he flew bombers out of Waco Army Airfield in Waco, Texas. After the war, he held down a variety of jobs before joining the Bendix Corporation. At Bendix, Lawrence worked as an engineer, developing several parts for government aircraft, including a gauge used in the Space Shuttle. A lifelong heart patient, after his first heart attack at age 49, he was told he wouldn't survive the night. A fighter, he survived 2 more heart attacks, and a quadruple bypass. He died at his home of congestive heart failure at the ripe old age of 80.
Family links:
Parents:
Adiel Coddens (1884 - 1929)
Emma Cobert (1892 - 1969)
| | | Burial:
Highland Cemetery
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section 7 row 4 grave 3 |
Created by: Todd Manning
Record added: Feb 12, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7178744 |
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In your honor....
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Sabrina Nelson
Added: Dec. 25, 2008 |
God bless
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Jesse
Added: Aug. 25, 2008 |
What an exciting life you had! Thanks for your help shaping USA as how it is today. Enjoy heaven, rest in peace.
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Caitlin
Added: Mar. 25, 2004 |
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