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George Randolph "Randy" Keck
© Enid News and Eagle
Submitted by: Glenn
© Fairview Funeral Home
George "Randy" Randolph Keck
October 10, 1952 - January 06, 2022
Memorial services are currently planned for 11 am on April 2. Details will be communicated at a later date.
George Randolph "Randy" Keck was born on October 10, 1952, to George Erhart Keck, Jr. and Dorris Marie Palmer, and was immediately a wild and crazy guy. Randy's early years were spent terrorizing Fairview with his friends from his family's home on Legion Drive. Randy and his brother Rod spent long days and years learning how to work hard doing the family's various endeavors - farming hogs, turkeys, and cattle, among other things. Mechanically speaking, there was nothing that Randy and Rod couldn't fix, and there were few things they could not create in order to solve the problems they encountered.
Randy was a likable guy, making his way through school where he garnered notes of appreciation from teachers and participated in Boys State. His mechanical and entrepreneurial spirit took Randy to Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, where he put those skills to use as a cook in the Wilhelm Dormitory, and also where he charged students for access to sunbathe on the rooftop. He ate a lot of hot dogs at The Coney Island and put his exceptional engineering mind to the test in between parties. He graduated from OSU with a degree in Agricultural Engineering and soon after earned his pilot's license, then took to the skies flying the family's small plane all over. An almost lifelong heavy equipment and truck driver, licensed pilot, and certified deep water scuba diver, Randy quipped that there was nothing he couldn't pilot.
Randy's long and storied career revolved around GRK Enterprises, a metal fabricator and custom silage harvesting business whereby millions of cows were served ‘cow salad' cut and delivered by equipment both designed and built by Randy and the crews he managed. Thanks to the ingenuity of his Randolph Press Brake, his silage truck beds evolved over the years to become better with each redesign, and with their signature paint jobs, they were instantly recognizable.
Always one to use his ideas to have a good time, Randy used his engineering mind to dream up such ideas as Sky High Decks in the late 1990s, which produced his famous (at least in Fairview) backyard deck that soared 20 feet in the air, and welcomed great views of the Oklahoma wheat fields (and where he could get a great tan). Randy's skill created many personal patios and perches throughout Oklahoma and the Midwest.
Randy was quite a social force until later in life, preferring to spend his time at Canton Lake, shooting pool, traveling to tropical locales, or listening to deafeningly loud rock music on impressive speakers with lifelong friends Jim Schoeppel, Rick Grampp, Jim Seale, Dana LaMunyon, Mitch Hallren, and Trent Cornelsen. He always spoke fondly of and remembered his classmates from the Fairview High School class of 1970.
As is often the case with people, Randy had two sides. In addition to being a wild and crazy guy, he had a soft heart. He would entreat you to go outside on the first cool day after summer and experience the sweet smell of fall Oklahoma air, or encourage you to look up to see the stars and constellations. You could sometimes find him taking photographs of old buildings on the outskirts of town, or documenting the water level and the dam structures at Canton Lake. In the family he was famous for serving up his salsa, marinated mushrooms, "Eggs Randolph" breakfast burritos, and anything from the grill he custom built for himself.
Randy's life was one of great potential and fantastic success, as well as some big losses. It was in experiencing God's great creation that brought Randy much satisfaction, and it was in seeing his children Kara and Lincoln that brought him deep joy. His happiest moments were spent with his kids at the lake, showing them how to heat food up by driving around with it wrapped in foil on the boat engine, hauling in errant logs which could hinder other boat drivers, and traveling up the river into uncharted waters. He taught Kara how to ski and then slalom, and he taught Lincoln how to ski and then kneeboard, and they both know how to drive the boat. He bought them a giant trampoline before anyone else had one. He took them on trips to Mexico and Las Vegas, and tortured them by taking copious amounts of pictures and videos. When his grandkids came along, he was always up for an adventure to the Fairview community pool, Alabaster Caverns, the Salt Plains, and always Canton Lake. He never missed a family holiday and loved to drop by for a visit, usually bringing whatever he had cooked up in his kitchen. He was curious and loved to share his discoveries. He never held a grudge, and approached people with goodness and the best of intentions.
Randy is survived by his two children, Kara Keck Simonson of Fort Worth, TX, her husband Blake, and children Ava, Penn, and Warren; son Lincoln Randolph Keck of Fayetteville, AR, and his sons (Keck Bros) Finley, Griffin, and Palmer; mother Dorris Keck of Fairview, OK; brother Rod and wife Twylia of Fairview; sister Robin Cofer and husband Randy of Fairview; niece Cassidee Fortune, nephews Tyler Cofer, Mason Keck, and Corey Cofer, and numerous great nieces and nephews, cousins and dear friends.
He was preceded in death by his father George Keck, Jr., and his dearest of friends James "Jim" Schoeppel.
In lieu of flowers, plant one and then harvest it to spread love and joy to those around you. In lieu of food, make some and share with friends and family, something Randy would have appreciated and enjoyed.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Fairview Cemetery
Saturday, April 02, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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