Livonia: NY: Born in Canandaigua, New York December 27, 1954, Randy was raised in Honeoye by his parents George “Max” and Barbara Blackmer. Randy was predeceased by his “Pop” Max Blackmer and his father Lester Colegrove. He is survived by his mother Barbara Blackmer, wife Jackie (Shepard) Blackmer, and his children Ben (Victoria) Blackmer, Tricia (Mike) Pierce, and stepson Joe (Leah) Shepard. Grandsons, Brandon, Tyler, Hunter, Brennon and Henry and granddaughters Hailey and Kynsley. Also surviving Randy are his siblings, Melinda (Tom) Schaffer, Michael (Yvonne) Colegrove, Amber (Todd) Bohlander, several nieces and nephews, his best friend Raymond Gascon, and close friend Steve Harvey.
Randy attended Honeoye Central School and Finger Lakes BOCES for Auto Mechanics. After high school Randy started driving trucks over the road mostly and did so for more than 40 years. His family and trucks were what was most important to him. Randy lived in Honeoye until he moved to Tennessee in 2006 to be closer to Ben and his family. He lived there until 2019 when he moved back to New York and settled in Livonia Center with Jackie so that Jackie could be closer to her mother and family.
He was an animal lover and especially loved spending time over the years with his three dogs, Rusty, Lucy, and Tabitha. He enjoyed spending time with family, going to the movies, 4-wheeling, Ford trucks, and collecting John Deere memorabilia.
There will be no formal calling hours or memorial service. The family will celebrate Randy’s life privately. Donations can be made in Randy’s name to the American Diabetes Association, 160 Allens Creek Road, Rochester, NY 14618 or Dementia Society of America, PO Box 600, Doylestown, PA 18901. To send a condolence or share a memory please visit: www.doughertyfuneralhomes.com