Randy Day

Randy L. Day, age 64, passed away 3 a.m. Friday January 28, 2011 to join loved ones who passed before her. She transitioned peacefully while her husband held her hand, after a long year of battling breast cancer and other complications. She fought through this past year to live as long as she could to be with her family. Her first priority was always family and she never hesitated to show her love. Randy was born in Bellfountain, Ohio on September 18, 1946. There she grew up until she graduated from Bellfountain High School in 1964. Her parents moved to Indianapolis, Indiana before her senior year and then Randy lived with her grandparents to finish out that last year of high school. After high school, she moved to Indianapolis to be with her immediate family. This is where she met her husband of 43 years. Randy and Ron fell in love at first site. They got married in Indianapolis, IN on June 3, 1967. While in Indianapolis, Randy received a B.S. in teaching from Indiana University in 1973 within 3 years. She then went to Ball State University to get her Masters in Teaching and graduated in 1975. After graduating with her Masters, they moved to Chadron, Nebraska. While in Chadron, Randy had her first 2 children. The first child, Casey, was born in 1975 and the second child, Kirk, was born in 1977. She turned down an Administration position at Chadron State College for Head Start to stay home with her family. She moved to Casper, WY in 1979 and continued to stay home with her family. She then had 2 more children. The third child, Carly, was born in 1981 and the last child, Kyle, was born in 1983. Kyle passed away just shy of two years old due to a complication in a heart surgery. Randy stayed very active in her children's lives as she helped out at school functions, often leading school activities. She also ran the children around to various activities on a regular basis including swimming, piano, dance and other various sports and activities. She enjoyed all her time with her family and did many family camping and boating trips in the summer, as her husband was a teacher and could spend quality time with the family in the summer. Once all the children were well into school, Randy went back to work as a 6th grade teacher at Fairdale Elementary for 11 years. She worked as a math specialist the last few years there, where she retired in May 2003. During the last few years of her life, she has taught at Casper College as a math teacher, worked at H & R Block for 6 tax seasons and spent most of her time helping raise her 2 grandchildren. Randy was a beautiful soul inside and out who loved spending most of her time with her loved ones. She enjoyed other things such as reading novels (especially sci-fi and western), watching movies, playing cards and gardening. She also truly loved animals especially cats and horses. She could easily take any stray animal in, just to give them shelter and plenty of love. Randy will be dearly missed by many. She was a quiet person who would open up with close friends and family. She loved to bring humor to those around her. Randy is survived by the Love of her life Ron Day of Casper, WY; daughter and son-in-law Casey & Chris Rislov of Casper, WY; Son Kirk Day of Mill Valley, California; daughter and son-in-law Carly & Jason Sullivan of Casper, WY; Grandchildren Kylie Sullivan & Alex Rislov; Her parents Connie & David Humphreys of Indianapolis, IN; siblings Mike Humphreys and Vickie Geiger and their families of Indianapolis, IN; and many dear friends and other family members found in many states. Randy's family thanks Shepherd of the Valley for taking such great care of this loving woman. Their help and support was above and beyond. Also, we want to thank Wyoming Medical Center and all the staff that helped Randy when she was there for a few months. We also want to thank Dr. James Anderson, Dr. Joe Schoeber, Dr. David Wheeler and the Staff at Rocky Mountain Oncology. We are forever grateful for their help, support and caring hands. Randy's memorial service will be held at First Christian Church on Thursday, February 3rd at 2 pm to celebrate Randy's life. Bustard's Funeral Service is in charge of funeral arrangements. A reception will follow at 7688 Riverside Drive in Casper, WY afterwards. Memorial donations may be made to Shepherd of the Valley of Natrona County.