Randall Kenneth Heffelfinger

Randall Kenneth Heffelfinger passed away surrounded by family on November 10, 2019. Randy was born on November 27, 1950 in Reading, PA to Kenneth and Pauline Heffelfinger. He grew up “the apple of his mother’s eye” in the Oley Valley countryside as the middle child with two lovely sisters, Robin and Sharon. He loved drumming in the marching band and conducting sanctioned and unsanctioned science experiments. Winning third place in the National Science Fair sent him to college in the big city of Pittsburgh where he graduated from University of Pittsburgh, followed by St. Joseph’s School of Medical Technology in Reading. After graduation, he launched his career in the laboratory of Caron Hospital at Chit Chat Farms a substance abuse rehabilitation center. Next step was a cross-country move to Gallup, New Mexico where he ran the clinical laboratory at McKinley General Hospital and spent his free time adventuring. He fell in love with skiing, hiking, back packing and a lady named Mindy. They married on October 16, 1982 and lived in Albuquerque before moving back east to be closer to family. Randy and Mindy started their own family in West Virginia. Randy earned his MBA and worked hard so Mindy could stay at home with their two beautiful daughters. Randy’s career in healthcare brought the family to Maine, then New Hampshire and finally to North Carolina where he became a proud member of the Duke University Medical Center family. In each new home they found amazing communities with whom they explored the great outdoors. On every single outing, Randy could be heard saying, “Just another day in paradise.” Though Randy fell in love with cycling in New Hampshire, he let his passion for it run wild upon retirement. In between rides, he took up cooking and volunteered widely within the community. He spoke often about his faith and considered himself incredibly lucky throughout every step on his journey. Randy is survived by his wife Mindy McMaster; daughters Erin and Abbie; son-in-law Tukei Peter; and sister Robin Bates. He was preceded in death by his sister Sharon Long and his parents Kenneth and Pauline Heffelfinger. Randy’s life will be celebrated with a memorial service on Friday November 22 at 1 pm at Forest Hall at Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro, NC 27312. Donations can be made in his honor to an NGO and bike club that was very meaningful to him, The Carolina Tarwheels: https://squareup.com/store/Tarwheels/

Randall Kenneth Heffelfinger

November 27, 1950 - November 10, 2019