James Black

James Randall ÒRandyÓ Black, 39, of Boise, died Friday, Jan. 6, 2006 at a local hospital, of natural causes. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, 2006 at the First United Methodist Church, 1102 Hays St. Boise, Idaho. A viewing will occur from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. today, Sunday, January 8, at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. There will be a private family committal at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. Rev. Steven Tollefson and Rev. Sandi J. MacFadden will officiate. Randy was born November 14, 1966 in Boise to James Richard Dick Black and Betty (Tucker) Black. He graduated from Capital High School in 1985 and then went on to BSU as a music major. He also attended classes at the University of Phoenix as a business major. He married Susan Susie D. Black on December 8, 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Randy was a professional musician and specifically a drummer and had a special interest in teaching young people how to play drums. He enjoyed golf, tennis, reading, swimming and video games, landscaping, interior design, drawing, the Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree, and Rottweilers. Randy was a member of the Cathedral of the Rockies, Idaho Jazz Society, Disciples in Denim Band, Mobius Trip Jazz Band, Ransom and Roos Country Band, VFW, and he worked the hospitality desk at the Cathedral of the Rockies. His survivors include his wife, Susan D. Black; step-daughter, Dianna Lewis, both of Boise; step-son, Brian Lewis, of Nampa; parents, Dick and Betty Black, of Boise; sister, Beckie Neely (Bob), of San Diego, Calif.; niece, Christi Carlson (Jaime); nephew, John Neely; great-nephew, Jordan Carlson; numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Jerry and Margaret Black, and Florence and Walter Tucker. Memorial donations are suggested to go to the First United Methodist Church (Music Department or Marks House.)