Randy was born Randy Reed Hecox at 8:29 a.m. ..
my breakfast baby I always said.
Randy had brown hair and green eyes.
We called him our child of love.
Randy was born at Naperville, Illinois
as his sister was two years later.
Randy was my number three son.
He was always a caring boy and shared
everything with his baby sister ..
baby Donna he called her.

He was happy child and had lots of brothers
and sister to play with. Randy had a hard time in
school .. he just could not get his phonics.
He was a good child, and loved to draw. He graduated
in 1988 and the following February unbeknownst to me,
till a few days before he was to leave for the service,
him and his buddy joined the service together.
Randy went overseas to Germany and he loved it there.
When war broke out he was sent to the Saudi war on the front lines.
I prayed he would be alright but later I learned my boy
was never to be the same after the Desert Storm war.
He came home a different man but a man he was. I could
not get him to talk about what happened over there.

Randy, while living with his dad a few years later, started
taking the drug accutine. He told me after he moved back home
here in Missouri that the drug made kids want to complete
suicide. I ask him why take it? He said" Mom, it works.
I will always remember that talk with him, always.
I should have done more to help him.

He also had ex wife and child troubles as well.
Randy, I know felt he was between a rock and a hard place,
I was there myself once. He felt trapped and no way out of the mess
I found Randy that day on July 23,1999.He was going to fly to Texas
to get his house stuff and his extra cars at his Dads.
I never dreamed my baby boy could do this. I knew he had a small
hand gun he got in Germany but don't all boys have guns? My
brothers all was raised with them so I never thought much of it.
The police department kept it afterwards .. WHY?

I just want to say Randy was a good dancer and he
was learning to play the drums by ear.
I love and miss you my Randy Pete ..
this is a nickname his dad came up with and
it stuck to him all his life.

Randy did leave a son Todd .. I never see Todd but that's
another long story. I will forever and a day remember my son ..
there is a hole in my heart where his piece is missing.

Happy Birthday in Heaven .. Randy.

Mom

Skyline Pigeon
Elton John

Turn me loose from your hands
Let me fly to distant lands
Over green fields, trees and mountains
Flowers and forest fountains
Home along the lanes of the skyway

For this dark and lonely room
Projects a shadow cast in gloom
And my eyes are mirrors
Of the world outside
Thinking of the way
That the wind can turn the tide
And these shadows turn
From purple into grey

For just a Skyline Pigeon
Dreaming of the open
Waiting for the day
That he can spread his wings
And fly away again

Fly away, skyline pigeon fly
Towards the dreams
You've left so very far behind
Fly away, skyline pigeon fly
Towards the dreams
You've left so very far behind

Let me wake up in the morning
To the smell of new mown hay
To laugh and cry, to live and die
In the brightness of my day

I want to hear the pealing bells
Of distant churches sing
But most of all please free me
From this aching metal ring
And open out this cage towards the sun

For just a skyline pigeon
Dreaming of the open
Waiting for the day
That he can spread his wings
And fly away again

Fly away, skyline pigeon fly
Towards the dreams
You've left so very far behind
Fly away, skyline pigeon fly
Towards the dreams
You've left so very, so very far behind

Songwriters: Elton John, Bernie Taupin
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