Cody Ryan McBride

Cody Ryan McBride was born on September 6, 1996 in Phoenix, Arizona and passed away on April 23, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona. He was 20. Cody grew up in Lakeside, Arizona having attended the Blue Ridge Schools and graduated with the Blue Ridge Class of 2015. He then moved to Phoenix and was attending Paradise Valley Community College on a Pole Vaulting Scholarship. He was planning to transfer to Arizona State University in the Fall to pursue a Civil Engineering degree. Cody was a light to everyone around him and he was surrounded by his family and friends as he passed. He will continue to help others as he was an organ donor. He is survived by his parents, Kelly and Ruth McBride of Show Low, Arizona; sister, Mattie McBride of Queen Creek, Arizona; paternal grandmother, Joyce Snuttjer and her husband, Rollie of Lincoln, Nebraska and maternal grandparents, Violet and Paul Hughes of Show Low as well as many extended family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, James McBride and uncles, Brett Snuttjer and Andrew Mills. A Celebration of Life service will be held 2:00 P.M. Sunday, April 30, 2017 at “The Church” (Blue Ridge High School), 1200 West White Mountain Boulevard, Lakeside. In lieu of flowers the family has set up a scholarship fund in Cody’s honor: Blue Ridge Scholarship Fund, Cody McBride, PO Box 672, Lakeside, Arizona 85929, Non-profit Tax-Exempt IRS #86-0450316.