In 1968 at the age of 8, Randy was adopted by Jo Ann Turner and her family from Petoskey, Mi. As a young adult he was interested in science and mechanics. When Randy turned 18 he started driving a tow truck and has been driving commercial vehicle's of one kind or another ever since. After a couple of failed marriages he married his wife Debbie, with her two children Mellissa and Jayson, and later had a son Joshua. Randy's daughter Kimberly reconnected with him after 27 years through social media and told him about his 3 new grandchildren, and about the loss of his son James. Seven grandchildren later life is good. When a warehouse accident left him with a broken back, he thought his driving Career was over. Randy endured several years of therapy. An attempt at college and running a couple of businesses wasn't for him. A friend coursed him into driving a truck for him. And after being confi ned to a bed and limited by what he could do for so long, the open road was the therapy Randy needed. "With the love and support of my family my trips kept getting longer, I now have covered the contiguous 48 states and parts of Canada in a semi. With a new view and respect for life, I had to share the things I saw with my family and friends, that's when photography entered my life.
