Randall Lee Raymer was born April 16, 1968 to Gerald Lee and Pattie Lee Raymer in Chadron NE. He passed away at home in Alliance on Sunday, October 1, 2023.
Randy grew up in Oshkosh NE, attending grade school and high school there. His family was deeply involved in The Wesleyan Church, where, at the age of 7 or 8, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and Lord. At that young age, he decided to be baptized in the cold, fast running waters of Blue Creek, where the rest of his family were baptized. He was involved in Christian Youth Crusaders and the teen group of the church.
Throughout high school he was faithful to help when needed at the family business for no pay. He learned a lot about autobody and mechanical work. When he dented his father’s pickup, he was required to fix it. He worked summers at Ash Hollow State Park.
He especially enjoyed playing football at Garden County High School and was awarded a Dean’s Scholarship to Bethany College in Lindsborg KS. He later attended school at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He intended to become a Medical Technologist.
He later moved to Fort Collins CO where he became an auto glass installer. He became involved in the International Practical Shooting Confederation and spent much time helping to develop the local shooting range in Weld County where he served on the board and was elected president for a time. He achieved the level of Master Shooter and traveled to many competitions. He was a Certified Range Officer and organized and officiated many meets. He was a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.
On August 15, 2008, he married his one and only true love, Berit, and along with her two children, built a home for them in Johnstown CO where they lived for seven years.
In 2015 Randy moved to Alliance NE. He worked tirelessly around his parents’ home, keeping the lawn and garden in good shape, fixing sprinklers, chopping out trees, building fence, doing mechanical work and always cleaning out the shop. He was an astute penny pincher and would spend hours fixing a broken piece instead of buying new. He often travelled to Oshkosh to help his Uncle Terry and cousin Chad in their endless projects.
His pride and joy was his rock crawling Jeep that he kept in pristine condition and “the beast”, an old Suburban that he fixed up. He spent many hours refurbishing the camper which he used often for hunting and fishing.
Randy had a fierce love for his father and took him fishing and hunting for his dad’s first and only turkey trophy. Randy dutifully fixed him for the next Thanksgiving dinner.
He spent the last few months working at Emerson Elementary School in Alliance as custodian along with his sister Christina. He was happy in his work and felt welcome and appreciated using his many talents in repair and construction. He was in a very good place.
Our lives will never be the same without Randy. Living and loving him always are his parents, Jerry and Pattie Raymer of Alliance; his sister Christina Lee Pinkston of Alliance; nephew Joshua and Courtney Hunt and son Dane of Lawton OK; nephew Ryan Pinkston and Lesley DeLaO and daughter Layla of Alliance; niece Brittany and Dalton Hoch of Apache Junction AZ; nephew Matthew Pinkston of Mesa AZ; many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.