Randall Lloyd Copas

Birth 20 Nov 1947 San Joaquin, Fresno County, California, USA Death 17 Mar 2016 (aged 68) Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA Burial Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery Evansville, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA Plot Section C Site 1215 Memorial ID 160089076 · View Source

Randy passed away March 17, 2016 at W.M.C. from A.R.D.S. Randy was born November 20, 1947, in San Joaquin, CA to Joella and Lloyd “Cowboy” Copas. Randy married Dawn Penfield May 17, 1978 in Elko, NV. They played music on the road for 23 years, the Nevada Circuit, U.S.O. Tour and opening for a variety of country music stars. Randy’s goal was to get his father in the County Music Hall of Fame. He was a decorated, wounded Vietnam Veteran, serving 8 years in the Army. 2 tours in Vietnam, with awards including, Purple Heart, Bronze Star with V Device, Bronze Star Medal with 1st Oak Leaf Cluster and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. In 1998, at the age of 50 he went back to college completing his Bachelor’s Degree in social work from the U.W.C.C. in 2002. He then made 52 trips to Denver University to get his Masters in Social work and addictions in early 2004. He worked at Central Wyoming Counseling Center in Casper for 9 years. Randy was a member of the Elks and Eagles clubs here in Casper. He was a counselor and cared about every one of his clients, receiving many thank you cards and acknowledgement out in the public, after they had turned their lives around. He held a second degree black belt in Tae’Kwon Do Karate’ and he studied the bible. He was preceded in death by his father, mother, uncle and brother. He is survived by his wife, Dawn, and her stepchildren, Sherry (Ron) Galla, Shelbie and Alysha, son, Randy Jr. and his children, Leah, Zac and Brittany, all of San Dimas, CA, sister, Jan (Zane) Azbarea, niece, and nephews in Las Vegas, NV and CA, brother, Jack of Modesto, niece and nephews in CA, and Montana and many cousins and relatives from the Copas family in Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky and Michigan. No services will be held, as per his request. Cremation has taken place, and a marker at the Veterans Cemetery in Evansville, will be placed. Please donate, in his memory to the Casper Humane Society or your local animal shelter.