Randy Pratt (photo provided by his family)
Bob Rupp: RIP my beautiful old friend , Randy Pratt, who passed on this morning. He was legend in the drum industry and loved by all. I will forever be standing on his shoulders. I cry for his wife and his family.
Randall William “Randy” Pratt , 63, of Denver, passed away January 9, 2017.
He was born July 10, 1953 in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Delbert and Eleanor (Hale) Pratt.
He was a graduate of Kennedy High School. He received his Associates Degree from the Community College of Denver.
On October 20, 1995, he married Eloina Maddox after a 3-year courtship.
Randy enjoyed everything about computers, gardening and playing pool. He was an avid reader. He also was a Denver Broncos fan.
Randy is survived by his loving wife of 21 years, Eloina Maddox; three daughters, Nyssa Strom, Robyn Shea Strom and Dana (Albert) Garcia; five grandchildren: Danelle (Sammie) Herrera-Delgado, Angelina (Thomas Kanter) Herrera, Alan (Sondra) Herrera, Christopher (Priscilla) Garcia and Adam Garcia; five great-grandchildren: Daniel Medina, Elian Montez, Gabriel Kanter, Ariza Garcia and Melina Kanter; mother – Eleanor A. Pratt; two brothers, Gary L. Pratt and Greg R. Pratt, and niece, Kirstyn L. Pratt.
He is preceded in death by his father Delbert R. Pratt, and son Ian Pratt.
http://www.newcomerdenver.com/Obituary/128939/Randall-Pratt/Denver-Colorado
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Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths…
Mayl 2018
9: Ben Graves, 46, American drummer (Murderdolls), cancer; Carl Perkins, 59, New Zealand musician (House of Shem), bowel cancer.
8: Irena Orlov, 76, Soviet-born American piano teacher, complications from heart surgery;Lara Saint Paul, 73, Eritrean-born Italian singer, cancer.
7: Big T, 52, American rapper (“Wanna Be a Baller”), heart attack; Søren Hyldgaard, 55, Danish composer (Red), diabetes; Maurane, 57, Belgian singer and actress; Gayle Shepherd, 81, American singer (Shepherd Sisters), dementia; Roman Toi, 101, Estonian-Canadian composer, choir conductor, and organist.
6: Gurukrushna Goswami, 84, Indian lyricist; Vladimir Sapunov, 65, Russian band manager (Mashina Vremeni, Voskreseniye).
5: Dick Williams, 91, American singer (The Williams Brothers).
4: Naser Cheshm Azar, 68, Iranian composer, heart attack; Steve Coy, 56, British musician (Dead or Alive); Patricia Lascelles, Countess of Harewood, 91, Australian-British violinist and fashion model; Abi Ofarim, 80, Israeli musician (“Cinderella Rockefella”) and dancer.
3: Carlos Carvalho, 47, South African filmmaker, struck by giraffe [Editor’s note: I only posted this because his cause of death has to be extremely rare]; Tony Kinman, 62, American rock singer and bass guitarist (Rank and File, The Dils); Maria Paris, 85, Italian singer.
2: Tony Cucchiara, 80, Italian singer and songwriter; Takayuki Inoue, 77, Japanese musician (The Spiders); Herman Krebbers, 94, Dutch violinist; Vadim Mulerman, 79, Soviet singer, cancer.