[Durham INC] A touching story about Randy Pickle

Tue Apr 19 16:44:00 EDT 2011

I checked with King's about the "Order Here" sign I heard about at the  
reception.... sure enough, it had magically appeared (installed) the day  
before Randy passed. 

Bill  Anderson

In a message dated 4/19/2011 3:13:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mwshiflett at hotmail.com writes:

Randy 'collected' stuff.

One of his most recent 'projects' was helping a family sign business that  
was going out of business to recycle a s---load of plastic and metal.

It's my understanding that TROSA had come by on Friday and was able to  
remove most of it for Jackie (except for a lone Bojangles sign still in the  
driveway).

Randy also had mentioned that he was trying to help Jackie with a move up  
to Asheville to be closer to her mom.

Not sure where we can help, but just being available to move stuff and  
find 'connections' to non-profits that might have a need for some of those  
items might be helpful enough.

Mike

ps-Joe did a phenomenal job with Randys eulogy!

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From:  _TheOcean1 at aol.com_ (mailto:TheOcean1 at aol.com)  
To: _inc-list at DurhamINC.org_ (mailto:inc-list at DurhamINC.org)  
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 10:27  PM
Subject: Re: [Durham INC] A touching  story about Randy Pickle

It was a beautiful service, especially the eulogy given by Joe  Chambliss.
At the reception at Randy's house, I thought his dad spoke for all of  us, 
"We weren't ready".

No, Mr. Pickle, we weren't ready either. Rather doubt we imparted upon  his 
father the true impact his son had made on Durham. Probably impossible  to 
quantify that effect anyway.

I liked the suggestion made by his neighborhood's listserv, or  listserver 
as Randy always preferred to call it.
A neighbor suggested trying to find out what projects he was in the  middle 
of and completing them.

At the reception, Mitch Fisher mentioned the last time he saw Randy, he  
was delivering a couple signs, "ORDER HERE", destined for King's Hot Dog  
stand. What was Randy doing ordering King's signs? 
Easy, Randy thought the signs would improve a great thing, so he  likely 
would have installed them as well. 

I'll make sure that project gets completed, keep a look out for  others.

Might come as a relief to some, but there won't be another like him.  
Durham has no shortage of passionate citizens, but it lost some horse power  with 
Randy's passing. (OK, Bull power)

I will miss his informed debate. 

Bill  Anderson

In a message dated 4/18/2011 4:36:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mmr121570 at yahoo.com writes:

I just found out about Randy's passing and obviously didn't make the  
memorial service either. I plan to send a little something to the family.  I 
expect it was a big turnout, as Randy has had an impact on so many  lives.

I remember socializing with Randy on many INC-related occasions. It  got to 
where I sought him out because it was so entertaining to be around  him -- 
it always dissipated any awkwardness from being in a large room  filled with 
people I didn't know very well. As I've told Randy, he is/was  a character 
in a novel -- a very round, engaging character. He had a way  with words, 
particularly when he was speaking them in person over  cocktails. 

The world is a different place without him -- I can feel his absence  
already...it will take some time to rebalance.

Melissa (Rooney)

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 From: Mike Woodard  <mike at mikewoodard.com>
To:  inc-list at DurhamINC.org
Sent: Mon, April 18, 2011 2:00:37  PM
Subject: [Durham INC]  A touching story about Randy Pickle

I suspect many of us  have lots of stories, but I really want to share this 
one from a neighbor  in Watts Hospital.

Mike Woodard

I only met Randy Pickle  once, but it was a memorable meeting and I'd like 
to share it.

This  past Christmas I was building a play kitchen for my 2 year old 
daughter. I  had nearly everything I needed except for a faucet for the sink. 
Buying a  new one just seemed crazy, but I couldn't find a used  one
anywhere.

I followed up on several leads from a last minute  plea to the WHHNA list, 
but I didn't quite get what I was looking for, and  I had pretty much given 
up hope. Randy and I had played phone tag earlier  in the day,
but it seemed all sorts of logistical miracles would have  to happen for us 
to meet up. My last call to him was to say that it was  late and to not 
worry about it.

Either he never got the message or  just decided to ignore it. Looking not 
unlike Santa himself, I found Randy  at my door at 10:15 pm on
Christmas Eve holding a tiny little bar sink  with matching faucet.

It was our Christmas miracle, and we had  Randy Pickle to thank for  it.
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