Sadly Randy Hartsock passed away on Saturday morning surrounded by his loving family listening to his favourite Misfits tunes. He touched the lives of us all and touched a few of us in other ways, Randy made us Randy baby! I personally have never met someone as caring and giving, especially with his time. He would always be there with an ear to listen, on the good days and bad, he listened and gave advice regardless. A true friend! Just to try and explain the sort of person Randy was, I had a health scare earlier in the year and Randy demanded I hand over my phone number to him, he then proceeded to get in touch with me every morning as soon as my alarm went off. Mind you of course, this was a completely inconvenient time for him with the 8 hour time difference! He would then proceed to ask questions upon my symptoms that could be a sign of something more serious. He would make sure I contacted the doctors, got all the tests that he felt were necessary and make sure I went to every appointment without fail. He did this over the space of an entire month until my results showed nothing more serious.
He knew that I was as stubborn as a mule and he knew what he needed to do to make sure I got myself properly checked over. I have never felt so loved, appreciated and truly valued as I did then. He was a true friend! We spoke daily barely missing a day where we wouldn’t communicate one way or another, often jokingly with his impeccable humour mainly involving Pandas, Hippos and dogs going for a wee. We all know how he sourced his leather!!! I haven’t really met anyone quite like him, he would wriggle his way into your life and touch everyone’s heart & soul. He just exuded Love, Kindness and Generosity in all aspects of life, he taught myself how to be the same and for as long as I live I will continue to emulate his qualities until I am at his level of Kindness and Generosity! The world needs more Randy’s! We all loved him dearly, he was the best of friends, son, brother, and uncle. I loved him as if he was my own sibling and we would remind each other of that fact often. Randy made everyone feel loved and cherished! Randy’s passing will only bring all of us closer together like he did himself. We loved him, we will miss him but we will never forget him. He will continue to shape our lives forever We love you brother!
