The family of Randy Dale Thrower, USN has requested the presence of the PGR as his ashes join the earth after a 56 year journey at Riverside National Cemetery, 10:45 AM, 22 May 2015. It will be our honor to do so.
The mother of our hero, Chaplain Joy Jeannette, has requested the PGR to join Randy on his last ride from Adelanto near the family home to RNC. Randy’s motorcycle will be mounted on a trailer along with his ashes, and taken to Staging area 4. PGR members are instructed to assemble in the parking lot at the northwest corner of US Hwy 395 @ Chamberlain Way. The family home is a few blocks away but PGR policy forbids residential addresses to be published.
Randy Dale Thrower, (DOB 29 January 1959, Clark AFB Philippine Islands), died on 15 April 2015, in Adelanto, CA. The day of his death coincides with his uncles birthday. His uncle, Donald Walters, was killed when the helicopter he was in landed on a land mine in Viet Nam in 1967.
He loved the Boy Scouts. When his family moved to the high desert, his scout leader was a man named Buzz Aldrin, a fighter pilot who scouted the moon in 1969 with Neil Armstrong. He attended schools in Adelanto, Edwards AFB, and Long Beach.
Mr Thrower was a Seaman Recruit with the USN and was honorably discharged on 13 March 1978.
Randy comes from a family of serviceman including his late father Russell Sr., and brothers Russell (USN), Ronald (USA), and Capt. Thomas Thrower USMM/CG. He has a nephew Russell Jr, USMC, who was deployed 4 times to Iraq.
In civilian life, he was a mechanic (his mother stated he tore apart everything early in life, but never put them back together), a heavy equipment operator, and truck driver.
His passion was motorcycles. He is a founding member of Rolling Thunder in California along with his mother who was the founding president for RT in California. The Rolling Thunder Ride is scheduled for May 24 in Washington DC.
His bucket list included one more ride to Sturgis, SD. He visited one time before and wished to live there. The family will be honoring that request with a vial of ashes from the urn and scattering them at the site of the huge motorcycle rally at later date. One more vial of ashes will be taken to his brother Thomas Thrower in Daytona Beach, FL. His brother is a captain with the USMM and will be unable to attend Friday’s service. He will, however, scatter some of Randy’s ashes at sea.
Randy was described as a clown who loved mingling with people. He especially enjoyed dressing as Santa Claus at a vets home in Lancaster. He was always helping out at the local homeless shelter and fed the homeless wherever he found them.
Randy is survived by his mother Joy Jeanette, brothers Russell, Ronald, and Thomas along with other family and friends. He is preceded in death by his father, Russell L. Thrower Sr., USAF.
TIMETABLE FOR FRIDAY, 22 MAY 20150830 - Stage at the parking lot, NW corner of US 395 @ Chamberlain, (there is a fueling station here) Adelanto
https://goo.gl/maps/LFNZh0900 - Accompany our hero and family to RNC, Staging Area 4
10:45 - Funeral Service with military honors
R/C Brian “Spyderman” Zane
SoCal PGR Ride Captainbrianzane@verizon.net
760-953-9915
NOTE: This mission posting is to facilitate your voluntary participation in honoring this Military Veteran. For those interested, and all are welcome, we will be accompanying the hero and his family to his final resting place. Please see the time table if you would like to participate. For those who would rather go directly to the cemetery, we will meet you there.
You do not have to be a Veteran or a motorcycle rider to attend this mission. Everyone is welcome. We encourage those who do not ride to attend in your car. If this will be your first mission go to the initial staging area and you will be briefed there by the R/C (Ride Captain). Dress for motorcycle riding or dress casually if you are driving a cage (car). Please feel free to attend any portion of this mission you can. Please ride/drive safely.
Please post your condolences at the national link:
https://www.patriotguard.org/showthread.php?403744 
