TennVolTony
Thief of Thongs
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- Sep 17, 1999
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I got a call this morning from his ex wife to tell me that Randy had died. He was a couple years older that me and his family and mine are very close. He was quite a character but in recent years, I think because his marriage broke up, he chose a road of self destruction. There was a time when he had it all. A huge, successful farm in Marianna , Ark., a beautiful wife and a host of friends. My Mom and Dad thought the world of him and his wife. They ran the Marianna Country Club for years and that's where my competitive golf career got started. They did an annual tournament that I, along with my partner owned for years. Randy and his wife always took care of us.When we came to play, they put us up in their home.
They were always at my parents house for all the holidays and birthdays. When Mom started to get sick and didn't have the energy to decorate anymore they made sure it was done. Drinking started to consume Randy, to the point of he would wake up in the morning and pour a glass of Gin. Even when they were staying in Memphis at my folks house he would do this. He never, to my knowledge, got mean or nasty but his wife Pansy just couldn't take it anymore.
She divorced him 4 years ago and he started on his downward spiral. He got into coke and really started to drink heavily. 2 years ago he went to jail. And then put himself into rehab for the drugs and booze. It didn't keep, his kidneys and liver shut down on him. He drank himself to death.
Tonight I am sad. I remember Randy in ways other than how he died and that's how I want to remember him. The good times, the laughs and how much he loved my family and his. I haven't seen him in 6 years but it still hurts that he did this to himself. Where were his friend? Where were the people that loved him? Where was his family? This is such a tragic loss of life of a very true friend to many.
Rest in peace Randy J. You had a host of friends that loved you. I wish they could have helped you. I'm sorry I wasn't there. I love ya buddy....God speed....
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They were always at my parents house for all the holidays and birthdays. When Mom started to get sick and didn't have the energy to decorate anymore they made sure it was done. Drinking started to consume Randy, to the point of he would wake up in the morning and pour a glass of Gin. Even when they were staying in Memphis at my folks house he would do this. He never, to my knowledge, got mean or nasty but his wife Pansy just couldn't take it anymore.
She divorced him 4 years ago and he started on his downward spiral. He got into coke and really started to drink heavily. 2 years ago he went to jail. And then put himself into rehab for the drugs and booze. It didn't keep, his kidneys and liver shut down on him. He drank himself to death.
Tonight I am sad. I remember Randy in ways other than how he died and that's how I want to remember him. The good times, the laughs and how much he loved my family and his. I haven't seen him in 6 years but it still hurts that he did this to himself. Where were his friend? Where were the people that loved him? Where was his family? This is such a tragic loss of life of a very true friend to many.
Rest in peace Randy J. You had a host of friends that loved you. I wish they could have helped you. I'm sorry I wasn't there. I love ya buddy....God speed....
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