Jimmy Cox, owner of longtime Lakewood business Cox’s Lock & Key, died Thursday at his home in Mesquite, his family said. He was 71.
“Jimmy has had many health issues over the years. He was able to overcome them,” his son Matthew Cox said in an email. “His last fight with cancer took him. He served the Lakewood community for over 30 years with honesty, loyalty and passion. Truly one of a kind. Thank you for the love and support.”
Cox, who used a wheelchair because of a lifelong battle with polio, moved to Dallas in the late 1980s. He went to Chief’s Lock Shop and said: “I’ve got two shirts, three pairs of blue jeans, and I need a job.” He was hired and stayed there for eight years.
Eventually, Cox and his wife Laura opened Cox’s Locks on Greenville Avenue. The business later moved to its current location at 1927 Skillman St.
Cox’s Lock & Key is closed for the week.
A funeral service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Walters Funeral Home in Centerville.
