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“Lizzie’s Puttin’ On the Ritz” was written by Randy Kerr for his wife Lizzie
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Randolph E. Kerr (1924 – 2010)
New York State Fiddlers Hall of Fame – 1994 Inductee
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Randolph E. Kerr was born in Parish, N.Y. in 1924. His Dad, Willard Kerr, was an old time fiddler. His Step-Grandfather Angus Fraser, Came from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and was a fiddler also. Many of Randy uncles played fiddle, Scottish, Irish, and French style playing.
At age 9, Randy fell heir to a banjo. He took lessons from Luther B. Askins. Randy soon started picking out songs his Dad was playing on the fiddle, so Randy and his Dad would spend many a night on the front porch playing songs from the old country. After Randy’s Dad passed away, Randy inherited the fiddle, but he never played it until he retired.
In 1981 Randy picked up his Dad’s fiddle and it has been a love affair ever since. The 1993 addition to the Hall of Fame was dedicated to Randy due to his organization, work and dedication to the project.
Randy Kerr Obituary
LYONS FALLS- Randolph E. “Randy” Kerr, Sr., 86, of Fish Creek Road, died on Friday
morning, July 2, 2010 at his home under the loving care of his family and Lewis County Hospice. The funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at the Lowville Baptist Church with Rev. Everett F. Reed, Pastor, officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Old Glendale Cemetery. Calling hours are from 2-5 & 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Iseneker Funeral Home Inc., 5702 Waters Road, Lowville, NY 13367. Contributions may be made to Friends of Lewis County Hospice, P.O. Box 266, Lowville, NY 13367.
He is survived by five children, Lynne E. Kerr and her husband, J.D. Small of Lansing,
Michigan; Gaile E. Kerr Sharpe of Rensselaer, NY; Randy Kerr, Jr. and his wife, Cindy Kerr of Greenwich, NY; Kevin Kerr and his wife, Susan Kerr of Clifton Park, NY; Michael Kerr and his wife, Lisa Kerr of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; a sister and her husband, Constance and Robert Carpenter of Rome, NY; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mr. Kerr was born on March 27, 1924 in Russell, New York, a son of the late Willard M. Kerr and Marion Earle Kerr. He graduated from General Martin High School in 1942, and enlisted in the U.S. Army October 30, 1942. He served in five battle campaigns, Central Europe, Rhineland,Rome-Arno, Southern France, and Tunisia. He was honorably discharged on November 21,
On December 14, 1945, he married Elizabeth Lauber at Lowville Baptist Church with Rev. William Sawin, Pastor, officiating. Mr. Kerr graduated from the N.Y.S. College of Forestry Ranger School class of 1947. He served as Forest Ranger in Lowville from 1947-1957, before serving as District Forest Ranger in Canton from 1957-1964. Mr. Kerr served as General Park Superintendent in Albany from 1964-1975, then serving as Director of State Parks (Adirondacks and Catskills) in Albany from 1975-1979. After retiring, Mr. Kerr then served as Lewis County Forester from July 1981 through May 1999. Mrs. Kerr died on March 13, 2010.
He was a member of Lowville Baptist Church. Mr. Kerr was a founding member and the first Fire Chief of the 3G Fire Department. He was Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 62, and served on the St. Lawrence Boy Scout Council. Mr. Kerr served on the N.Y.S. Forest Practice Board, the N.Y.S. Open Space Committee, and served as the Lewis County representative on the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board. Mr. Kerr received the Outstanding Adirondack Citizen Award in 2002. He was named Tug Hill Sage by the Tug Hill Commission in 2003. He was inducted into the New York State Old Tyme Fiddlers’ Hall of Fame in Osceola, NY in 1994. Mr. Kerr served as President of the Central Chapter of the N.Y.S. Old Tyme Fiddlers’ Association. He was Assessor, Town Councilman and Historian for the Town of Greig. He was a 55 year Mason with Lowville Lodge #134 F & AM.
During his lifetime, Mr. Kerr planted approximately 50,000 trees.
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