<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=25tdZw_1H0kIcRC00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=25tdZw_1H0kIcRC00" width="1328" height="1560" ><figcaption>Corbin Allen</figcaption></figure>I was deeply saddened to hear of former Hyde Park Mayor Bryan Cox’s death, a man who consistently brightened up every room he was in and always showed me nothing but kindness.Not only did Cox’s sense of humor jive with mine, but I always felt that he truly wanted the best for Hyde Park City, and never reduced himself to “going through the motions,” as mayor.As a reporter, sometimes it can be hard to earn the trust of sources, and that is 100% understandable, but it makes it all that much more meaningful when a man like Bryan Cox seemingly gave me that trust upon first meeting with him.While some may have never even heard of the Cache County Form of Government Study Committee (or whatever in the world its mouthful of a title was), which Cache County implemented to study whether or not it should change forms of government, I will never forget it.Newsworthiness aside, I enjoyed those late nights spent with Mayor Cox, professor Damon Cann, Mendon Mayor Ed Buist, River Heights Mayor Blake Wright, former Rep. Jack Draxler and Director of Bear River Health Department Jordan Mathis, as they always had some laughs mixed in, largely thanks to Cox’s ability to make anything enjoyable.While I was indeed interested in the topic, Cox was really who made those meetings as enjoyable as they were.I recall chatting with him and the other committee members after several of the meetings, whether it being about the substance of the meeting or something else entirely, and often getting off on some tangent that was good for a laugh.The last article I had published in The Herald Journal was about Cox’s decision to step away from his role as mayor. While it was an honor, it broke my heart.While I sat with Cox and his wife, Jana, in his office in Hyde Park, I remember constantly thinking he wasn’t ready to step away, but the choice had been taken out of his hands. While it had become clear to me long before that conversation, the chat solidified his love for his city, its residents, his family, and people, in general.Not only did his health affect what he could do for his city, but it also affected what he could do in his personal life and what he could do for his wife and family. But I’ll be the first and certainly not the last to say that Mayor Cox never let any of us down.Whether it be calling into a meeting from the ER, answering a phone call of mine from the ER or lovingly pestering his wife as often as I can imagine possible, he put his heart into everything I ever watched him do.Men like Bryan Cox are a large part of what made my time in Cache County and with The Herald Journal as enjoyable as it was. He will truly be missed.</div></body>

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