[msb-alumni] Re: Randy Formenti Dies at 62

  • From: Richard McKinley <mcfurbie@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:58:10 -0600

Randy was, lets just say different.  Smart dude though.  He did the best horse 
Winnie  imitation I've ever heard!  LOL.



> On Jan 21, 2015, at 10:17 AM, Fred Wurtzel <f.wurtzel@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi Inge,
>  
> Mary and I were just discussing your daughter.  Is her name Maggie?  It has 
> been so long and my brain cells are disappearing at an alarming rate.
>  
> We hope all is well with you.
>  
> Warmest Regards,
>  
> Fred
>  
> From: msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Inge Formenti
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 9:22 PM
> To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Randy Formenti Dies at 62
>  
> You might be interested to know that Randy donated his MSB yearbook for the 
> year that Stevie Wonder and some of you graduated to the APH museum. It 
> became part of the display that included Stevie's old piano from school. And 
> I realize that including the rest of you and Stevie in the same sentence 
> probably raised blood pressure 20 points, but folks do love celebrities...
> 
> On Jan 20, 2015 8:50 PM, "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Inge,
>  
> I am sorry for your loss.  Thanks for the reply.  I will look forward to your 
> visit to Lansing.
>  
> Warmest Regards,
>  
> Fred
>  
> From: msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Inge Formenti
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 8:41 PM
> To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Randy Formenti Dies at 62
>  
> We had moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the end of May, 2014. He was 
> looking forward to spring here. It was a massive stroke, very sudden, and a 
> complete surprise, since he had checked out okay at the doctor in December... 
> I was planning on coming back to the area in the Fall for nostalgic reasons. 
> Now I hope to sprinkle some of his ashes on the old MSB campus, possibly in 
> the company of some of his friends, and then go out for a feed after, since 
> it's what Randy would suggest. I'll let you know closer to the time when.
>  
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 8:18 PM, Fred Wurtzel <f.wurtzel@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi,
>  
> Oh man, that is too bad.  Was he still living in Louisville?  Please keep us 
> posted on future activities for Randy.
>  
> Thanks.
>  
> Warmest Regards,
>  
> Fred
>  
> From: msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 8:00 PM
> To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [msb-alumni] Randy Formenti Dies at 62
>  
> Well, we lost another alumni.
>  
> Randy Formenti, class of 1970.
>  
> I got a call tonight from Inge, his ex-wife.  He had a major stroke last 
> night and passed away.
>  
> She is going to join the list so hopefully people can share some memories. 
>  
> No funeral arrangements.  She is hoping to come up to Lansing in the Fall and 
> possibly get together with some of us for lunch and scatter some of his ashes 
> at MSB.
>  
>  
> He is survived by his mother, Irene, his sister Jill both of Phoenix, his 
> brother Dave who I think is in California.
>  
> Steve
> Class of 72
>  
> 
>  

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