[Durham INC] A touching story about Randy Pickle

[Melissa Rooney]

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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