The Rotary Club of Rochester welcomed its newest member, Randy Stocker, to the club at its December 12 meeting. A former Rotarian with the Quincy, Illinois, Rotary club, Randy is a Paul Harris Fellow and headed up the club's International Exchange for three years. Randy grew up in Central Illinois attending college at Eastern Illinois University majoring in Business. He and his wife, Char, have been married 42 years and had four children together. Randy and Char are now the proud grandparents of twin grandsons, age four.
A professional speaker on loss, grief, and resilience, Randy is the author of Hugs Help, the story of how he and Char survived the tragic death of his mother, and their daughters Jenelle (19) and Amy (9) when the three were killed by a distracted truck driver on July 22, 2003.
Randy is the executive director of Rochesterfest. He is active in Compassionate Friends, Sr. Softball, and Resurrection Church. He reads one book a week, collects baseball cards, and seldom says "no," but is trying to change that. Randy is pictured second from the left in the plaid shirt. Welcome, Randy! We are excited to get to know you.