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Sally, Avery and Jackson - I loved being around Jody. I loved watching him coach baseball. I loved the time we got Mexican food and ice cream on Southport. I loved talking about Grateful Dead concerts with him. We would laugh about listening to old tapes and trying to guess what Jerry and Bobby were

We met the Moultons at Haas Park in Logan Square when our kids were babies and toddlers and as many agree, it's easy to be friends with Sally and Jody. Jody made you feel like the most interesting person in the room, but only because HE was the most interesting person in the room! Our kids, similar

At the suggestion of some of my colleagues, I hired Jody many years ago at Fortune Magazine. Our NY senior management had great doubts of his qualifications, and advised me against hiring him simply because he had no prior media experience. I strongly disagreed with them saying that he was smart, ar

The best neighbor I could ever ask for. He would help me get my kids out of the car and come sit on our deck to listen to music. We went to the Vic to see Railroad Earth and brought him to the VIP box and soundboard and backstage to meet the band. We danced all night and hit the front row and the mo

There are so many wonderful memories... I may post more as time passes... but one that Jodes and I shared that changed my life was a weekend adventure to Jazz Fest in 2011. We split a small hotel room in New Orleans, ate some of the best food of our lives, saw Arcade Fire (below), Wilco, Ween, The

Sally, I loved having you all here at my sister's place for New Year's Eve a couple years ago!!! It was so impromptu! And my sister remembers him, she said, "He was so sweet". I'm so glad to have had the chance to have you, Jody and your family at the party, how fun was that! Jody was so kind an

I have many memories of Jody as he was always involved with school or events with friends, but here are some ones that I like to think about.I still remember watching the original Star Wars movies so Jody would think I was cultured enough to fit in with the big boys. There were also the times when J

A snowy day in a hottub in the mountains of Montana. Moscow mule in hand and Yacht Rock playing. It was a great day. You will be greatly missed by me, my family, and all who have met you.

I've been struggling this week with getting my thoughts together on what Jody meant to me. Apologies in advance for the long and rambling post... Jody and I met in the mid 90s through mutual friends. He ran the soundboard for their band, City Hall Fred. We hit it off pretty quickly as we shared a

Jody wasn't technically my uncle but I always called him my uncle Jody. He was incredibly special & so fun to have around. I am so thankful he was able to attend my recent wedding. I was able to have a celebratory shot with him and he told me how happy he was for me. I will never forget how happy he

When our two family's hang out Jody and I are typically the last ones to go to bed after everybody has given up. We had many times where we would stay up late and talk. This time it was after my moms birthday party. Everybody had gone to bed but Jody and I talked for hours about music, movies, food

Doug Kren and I with Jody at Lollapalooza. Jody loved music. Especially, live music. He made a spreadsheet with all the bands he wanted to see that day. He had one of those water backpacks runners use. We couldn't keep up with him. He was like a kid in a candy store, full of life smiling. It was a b

Jody was such a wonderful person and colleague, and we are all worse off without him. Jody & I were on the same team at NPM for over 5 years, and it was always such a treat to spend time with him. He was such a warm and welcoming gentleman, always there to listen, chat, laugh. I'm so sorry to hear o

This news is so shocking to me. Jody was a great great guy incredibly intelligent, quickwitted, kind funny funny as all get out, we had quite a gang that we hung with, and there was never a dull moment. All the concerts all the restaurant work high school beyond. Never forget you. I was so glad you

You were the guy I loved seeing around the ballpark. You lit up the field. Always smiling and laughing. You were a fabulous coach to my kids and a great friend to all that knew you. We had a blast a couple years back golfing and laughing during the WPPA golf fundraiser when I was paired up with you

How to even choose one memory? We have had the good fortune of being close friends of the Moulton family for many, many years. Seeing them that first day at SJB led to so many vacations, parties, dinners, game nights, chill-out nights, Superbowls, water parks, snow days, holidays - I could go on all

Took me a week to process this and I still can’t believe he’s gone. Since we moved to the burbs nearly nine years ago, we’ve sadly fell out of touch with many of our SJB friends, including Jody and the Moultons. But we’ve always cherished our 10 years in Logan Square because of the dear friends we m

As many hours as we all spent in close quarters--in dugouts, outside dugouts, behind backstops, or texting to find out where the hell Field No. 6 in some faraway burb, or in southern Wisconsin, might be--the memories of the games, and the kids smiles and their grimaces, and the good calls and bad, d

I was lucky enough to work next to Jody for five years, and to remain friends with him long after that. I was always in awe of how effortlessly he could make people feel at ease (and eventually have them laughing), in any situation. We bonded immediately over music and a shared sense of humor, a

I had the pleasure of working with Jody for 10+ years. Over that time he quickly transitioned from coworker to friend. His genuine interest in people is something I'll never forget. He had such a warmth about him; always wanting everyone to have fun and to feel seen and appreciated. Every chat w

I had the pleasure of working with Jody for about 7 years while I was at NPM. Jody was just an all around incredible dude. He was never too cool and he always made it a point to be kind to the newer and younger team members. I have fond memories with him at NPM retreats in Park City and DC where Jod

Jody was such a wonderful and hilarious and fun person. We worked together for years and anytime we were in the same place, it was immediately a blast. Jody was one of the warmest and most inclusive people I've known and one of my first friends when I started working at NPM. I'll miss you, Jody.