Randy Helms:
CLASS OF 1976
Spruce Creek High SchoolClass of 1976
Port orange, FL
Mainland High SchoolClass of 1975
Daytona beach, FL
Campbell Junior High SchoolClass of 1973
Daytona beach, FL
Warner Christian AcademyClass of 1973
South daytona, FL
South Daytona Elementary SchoolClass of 1970
South daytona, FL
Randy's Story
Life
I WAS BORN IN ORLANDO, FL. AND MOVED TO THE DAYTONA AREA IN 1966 (3RD GRADE). I SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE (41 YEARS) IN SOUTH DAYTONA AND PORT ORANGE. I WENT TO SO. DAYTONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FROM 3RD TO 6TH GRADE. THEN TO CAMPBELL JR. HIGH FOR 7TH TO 9TH GRADE, WARNER ACADEMY FOR 10TH GRADE, MAINLAND FOR 10TH AND 11TH, THEN SPRUCE CREEK FOR 12TH. I SPENT ONE YEAR AT DBCC STUDYING ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE & LANDSCAPING. I THEN WORKED FOR SEARS & ROEBUCK, MANAGING THE OUTDOOR GARDEN SHOP FOR A FEW YEARS. I THEN WORKED FOR OLSON ELECTRIC CO. FOR 2 YEARS AND ECONOMY ELECTRIC CO. FOR 3 YEARS AS SHOP/STOCK MANAGER UNTIL I STARTED WORKING WITH MY FAMILY OWNED BUISNESS, "DURACLEAN CARPET & UPHOLSTERY SERVICE". I LIVED AND VERY MUCH ENJOYED THE NIGHT LIFE AND CLUBBING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS! BUT IN 1987 I HAD MY FIRST MAJOR BACK SURGERY AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT WITH A DRUNK DRIVER (HIS FAULT). SIX MONTHS AFTER THE SURGERY, I WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER CAR ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER DRUNK DRIVER ON A FORKLIFT (ALSO HIS FAULT). ONE MONTH LATER I HAD MY SECOND MAJOR BACK SURGERY. NOT FUN!!! I MET MY EX IN 1984 AND SHE HAD TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. MY DAUGHTER, DANIELLE WAS 19 MONTHS OLD AND MY SON, NICHOLAS WAS 6 MONTHS OLD. I LOVED THEM FROM DAY ONE! I BECAME THE ONLY FATHER THEY EVER KNEW. THEIR FATHER WAS KILLED BY THEIR GRANDFATHER WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS 13 MONTHS OLD AND MY SON WAS 2 WEEKS OLD. THEY WERE BOTH ALCHOHOLICS AND GOT INTO A FIGHT. THE GRANDFATHER PULLED OUT A 2 INCH POCKET-KNIFE AND STUCK THEIR FATHER ONE TIME IN THE CHEST AND HE DIED. MY EX WAS AN ALCHOHOLIC AS WELL. WE ...Expand for more
WERE ONLY TOGETHER FOR 7 YEARS. ALCHOHOLISM SUCKS ROYALLY!!! I WAS VERY ACTIVE IN RAISING MY KIDS. DANIELLE IS NOW 25 AND NICK IS 24 AND I AM VERY PROUD TO BE THEIR FATHER! THEY ARE BOTH VERY GOAL ORIENTED AND ARE VERY WELL ADJUSTED TO LIFE. AFTER MY SURGERIES I WAS UNABLE TO DO THE PHYSICAL LABOR IN OUR BUISNESS AND BEGAN TO MANAGE THE BUISNESS. I SAW AND WAS INVOLVED IN EVERY TOURIST EVENT THAT DAYTONA BEACH HOSTED. MANY RACEWEEKS, BIKEWEEKS, SUMMERS, SPRINGBREAKS & BIKETOBERFESTS, ECT. DAYTONA IS A VERY HARD CITY TO LIVE IN AND NOT GET CAUGHT UP IN ALL OF THE PARTY TIMES THAT PRESENT THEMSELVES TO THE LOCALS. IN DECEMBER OF 2006 MY FAMILY AND I MOVED FROM THE DAYTONA AREA TO NAPLES, FL. NAPLES IS VERY BEAUTIFUL, BUT IT'S NO DAYTONA! NO DRIVING ON THE BEACH, NO FRIZBEE ON THE BEACH, NO WAVES AT THE BEACH AND NO BEACH AT THE BEACH! NO GOOD CONCERTS DOWN HERE EITHER! ONLY VERY RICH OLD PEOPLE....JUST WHERE A SINGLE GUY NEEDS TO BE!!! MY BROTHER-IN-LAW HAS A COUPLE OF "BOSS HOSS" MOTORCYCLES THAT WE TOOL AROUND ON (A 350-V8 & A 502-V8; BOTH WITH NITROUS OXIDE) AND A 1951 FORD F-1 PICK-UP THAT'S FULLY RESTORED TO ORIGINAL CONDITION. LIFE IS VERY LAID BACK HERE. LIFE IS GOOD! IF YOU'RE EVER IN THE NAPLES AREA, LOOK ME UP. YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT RHELMS9502 AT AMERICA ONLINE, OR CALL ME ANYTIME AT THREE, EIGHT, SIX, FOUR, FIVE, ONE, TWO, FIVE, THREE, FIVE. I MISS ALL OF THE GREAT FRIENDS I MADE WHILE GROWING UP IN DAYTONA BEACH. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS! ( }:>) )
SOUL TO SOULS,
RANDY A.K.A. FREESPIRIT
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