Dewey Green, Cottonport

Dewey Green, a recent resident of Cottonport and a long-time resident of Church Pointe, died December 17, 2023 in his sleep. He was 50 years old. An only child, he is preceded in death by his father, Dewey Green Sr, and his mother, Evelyn Green and is survived by his three sons, Seth (18), Cody (17), and Dean (10).
From an early age, Dewey was a great adventurer. At 18 years old, he began to search the world with a backpack and only $300. His adventures took him from Indonesia to Alaska and everywhere in between. Working odd jobs traveling from place to place, he met people from all walks of life with a smile on his face and a passion for knowledge and exploring and learning. At 20 years old he married his now ex-wife, Girlie Godoy, from the Philippines, and they had three sons.
He became an Alaskan crab fisherman in the Bering Sea and was happy to tell the stories of his adventures to anyone who wanted to listen. A few years later, he made his way to warmer seas in the gulf, beginning as a deckhand and worked up to 200-ton licensed Captain, and at 35, he also became a commercial deep-sea diver.
During all those years, Dewey’s first love was his three sons. He waited in anticipation to come home from off-shore to be with his boys to take them camping, do projects with them, and spend time with them doing whatever they wanted to do. He was passionate about cooking, nature, and farming. He was an avid reader and loved keeping up with current topics. As a single dad, he made a home for the boys, and it was filled with music blaring in the mornings before taking them to Bunkie High School and St Anthony’s and in the evenings when he cooked their supper and helped with their homework or played a game or two with them.
He made each day as special as he could until he was injured on the job. In spite of his injuries, Dewey was rarely without a smile or kind words to a stranger. He helped the helpless and his tender heart could always see the good in people and the beauty in things around him. He was a master at noticing small things that most take for granted like the beauty in unusual tree bark or an old abandoned home where he envisioned what the house was like and what kind of people lived in it when it was new.
Dewey had a positive attitude in spite of adversity. He will be missed by those who are privileged to have known him, and he will be remembered by the title of one of his favorite songs, Legends Never Die.
There will be a private memorial for his family and continued prayers are asked for his sons.