Birth date: Apr 6, 1999 Death date: Mar 20, 2022
Gavin Doyle Cox, 22, of Huntersville, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022 from a fatal car accident. Gavin was a graduate of East Carolina University in Criminal Justice and had attended middle and high school at Pine Lake Prepara Read Obituary
To the Cox Family
We are so saddened by the sudden loss of Gavin. We are neighbors in Macaulay and over the years the boys ( with Gavin as the leader ) helped i
Us with various projects at home and at our Catering Company! We always commented how polite and hard working they all are! Gavin will be missed on this earth but is in Heaven watching down on all of us! We cant even imagine the grief you are all going through!
Armin and Gary
You don’t know me, but we have something in common. I lost my son suddenly 17mos ago. Loosing a child is like nothing that ever happened to me. Life will never be the same, but in time it will be somewhat better. In stead of days being sad, there are now moments. You will have to learn how to live a different normal life. You will laugh again. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s time to get over loosing your son. You will never get over it, but just learn how to accept it. Reach out for help. May God Bless you. My birthday is April6th.
To the Cox Family,
We were reunited with Gavin at the wedding. We hadn't seen him in several years but he was the same gregarious and personable young man we remembered. We knew him back in our soccer days when he and Nicholas and our son Josh played together.
We enjoyed being with him at the wedding. His smile and laughter were contagious and we had many fun conversations at the church and during the reception. He was so handsome in his dark suite with his pink bow tie and white shoes. He touched our hearts that night and he will continue to live in our hearts and memories.
We were deeply saddened to learn of his accident and extend our condolences to you and your family.
With loving thoughts and prayers,
David and Sylvia Spencer
To the Cox Family,
I have spent the last few hours thinking about what I should say, what I should write...
A sudden and tragic event such as Gavin's are often followed with an overwhelming amount of love, prayers and notes that offer limitless comfort but yet, not enough to fill the void that is left, especially with a person like Gavin.
I felt the best way to help offer comfort was to share some of my fond memories of a man, that had all the right ingredients, that when combined together, people aspire to be like..
How I met Gavin- easy... through my son Jimmy a few years back in my garage. He was very respectful, had a nice personality and extremely genuine....authentic. Being a 49 year old dad of 5, I have seen my fair share of kids, young adults etc... Gavin was different though. He was funny... someone I could relate to. A hard worker. Always wanted to do right. Very easy to like...to talk to...or joke with.
One thing I loved about him was how much he loved his truck and we all know how much he loved that truck!. Me being a car enthusiast along with my son Jimmy I could totally relate to why he would want to wash his big ole 250 school bus several times a week:) That big ole truck was always in my driveway accompanied by my screaming pressure washers, Jimmy and Gavin. Fun to watch.
Another memory is when I would come outside at night, usually taking out the garbage or just checking in on everyone that was at the house, and seeing them talking around a make-shift bonfire in the middle of my driveway. Seeing them laugh.. tell stories, making plans or simply recalling on some of their own memories. Again, very cool to see...
Lastly, having the gift of gab... he was never shy to strike up a conversation with me... or let me tease him about the little things in life...
I am no friend of death but I do believe that each of us are here for a reason and a purpose. For us, he was always there when his friendship and positive thoughts were needed the most. Countless times... I mean, countless times, he was always there for Jimmy during his recovery on the hottest of summer days when Gavin could have easily been at the lake or elsewhere. That speaks to the loudest of volumes on who Gavin was at his core and why their friendship was deep. He will be missed.
Thank you to the Cox Family for sharing Gavin with us and to all that knew him.
With warm condolences,
The Kohlwey Family.
To the Cox Family:
My wife, Kathy, and I weren't honored to know Gavin, but we are friends and neighbors of his grandparents, and many times saw Gavin and his brothers, playing (and working) in Dave's yard, maybe 10-12 years ago.
The tragedy, grief, pain, and anger that you all are feeling now seems insurmountable -- yet over much time, it will lessen -- and be replaced (at least in your rational minds) by all the many wonderful and joyous memories he gave you.
I know platitudes don't mean a thing to you. This is all raw to you now. The early death of a young person is without meaning, or understanding.
But you will, somehow, with the Grace of God, replace the sadness of his loss with sweet recollections of all your countless happy times together.
This is coming from some experience. It is almost 50 years ago that my son, John, was accidentally killed, and I think I have shared every emotion by which you're all now being attacked.
In time, the details of my own tragic loss became pasted over by remembering smiles, hugs, and irreplaceable good times.
I pray this will eventually happen for you, too.
Jim Davis
