Prince George rallies around orphaned teen

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Unfortunately, Randy would once again deal with tragedy. His mother Ang happened to have a fall on January 21 st, she was taken to the hospital and was told the next day she had cancer and it had spread throughout her body. Unfortunately, there was nothing the doctors could do. Ang fell into a coma and never woke up. Ang Higham died at the age of 48 on Friday, January 25th, one day after Randy’s birthday.

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“Everybody got to see her, she never regained consciousnesses since Tuesday. Her son came in and was able to say goodbye.”

Since Ang’s death, Randy has moved in with his grandparents who will care for him with the help of Pam and her family.

” When my sister was in Hospice, I said to her, that I will, my family, our parents will take care of your son and we will give him all the love, all the love that he needs.”

Word spread around Prince George of Randy’s tragic story and in true PG fashion, the community worked together to help this young man out. People wanted to be sure, he was taken care of from food to clothes, to a college education. David Mothus of Hell Yeah Prince George took the lead and put a call out to members and businesses around town.

“So several people had messaged me on social media who’s lost his parents a second time in a row,” explains David Mothus, Hell Yeah Prince George founder ” One of my friends, my realtor Jen Higham, her husband is related to the family and so when I saw her saying we need to do something, in conjunction with the other messages I just decided I would try to help.”

Pam and her family are incredibly humbled, shocked, and grateful for all of the support they have received so far.

” I thank everyone that has given us, just help, just the support. And I really want to emphasize that it does take a village and we live in a pretty good one.”

A GoFund Me has been created for Randy and his future, several donations have been made and even some businesses are stepping up to pitch in. Carl’s Jr will donate 10% of their sales on Sales on Saturday, February 5th, they are open from 10 am to 11 pm. Sprague Skate Shack will also be donating 25% of its sales on both the 5th and the 6th. If you are interested in leaving Randy a message of condolences or if you would like to donate, head to the Randys Future Facebook page.