Taunton — A short-term business in Taunton, Eddie Odney, owner and chef Acadia Seafood & BarHas earned a reputation as a determined businessman and a passionate chef.
Eddie’s wife, Kingallis-Odney, says while he is constantly striving for innovation and establishment. School street restaurantHe was initially a family man and the affectionate and attentive father of his two-year-old son Jordan.
“He was a great person, a great chef, and a restaurant owner, but I want people to know that Eddie is a great father,” Kinga said. “He loved our son. He was a great father to the end … and a great husband.”
After a long day, and more recently with cancer treatment, Kinga said: He was a sick person, but he was always more worried about what we needed and what we could do for us. “
Difficult diagnosis
Odney was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s T-cell lymphoma in the fall of 2020 and died earlier this month on Sunday, February 6, after more than a year of treatment and hospitalization. Dana-Farber / Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center in Boston.. He was 43 years old.
After a period of remission, Eddie’s cancer recurred in November 2021 and led to a long hospital stay that lasted until his last day.
For three months at the hospital, Kinga and Jordan visited every hour every day, and Eddie loved his son most of the time and tasted every minute.
“He was always playing with Jordan whatever he could,” Kinga said. “If he couldn’t get out of bed, he read to Jordan and they played with his toys. We were there every day and spent as much time as possible. He Already very ill, he just wanted to be the best dad and husband he could.
“He was very strong and always very optimistic, but his body could no longer accept it.”
Launch yourself
Born in Haiti, Odney grew up in Boston and was a former Boston police officer. He opened Acadia Seafood & Bar Shortly after Jordan was born in December 2019.
“He wanted to own a business. He looked around and found a place in Taunton. He liked the town and downtown and thought it would be the right place for him. rice field.”
The final location of 15 School St. required a complete refurbishment from the painstaking part.
“There was nothing there. There was nothing. There were no floors or walls … nothing. We worked together.”
Odney did most of the work himself and hired contractors here and there. And he hurriedly learned what he didn’t know.
“He was very convenient. If he didn’t know how to do something, he would understand it,” Kinga said.
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A restaurant specializing in Cajun-style seafood dishes designed and produced by the chef / owner.
“He could cook anything,” Kinga said. Like a restaurant refurbishment, as a self-taught chef, “If I didn’t know how to cook or wanted to try something new, I learned and thought about it. Out. That’s what he looks like. . “
The future of acadia seafood
Shortly after the first diagnosis, Odney closed the restaurant.
“I can’t resume. I now have to focus on raising my son,” Kinga said. “I have a lot of interest, but it’s premature. I haven’t decided on the future of Acadia yet.”
Before he died, Eddie and Kinga decided that it was best for her to focus on Jordan.
“He’s like Eddie, his manners, his face,” Kinga said.
The restaurant was left by Eddie when he announced a “temporary closure” in late October 2020, but the future is uncertain.
Eddie Odney’s name GoFundMe pageSo far, he has raised over $ 20,000 in funding to benefit his family. To donate https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-eddie-in-the-fight-for-his-life.
This article was originally published in The Taunton Daily Gazette. Taunton Eddie Odney: AcadiaSeafood Restaurant Owner Died of Cancer