Randall Arthur Lewis

AUGUSTA – Randall Arthur Lewis, 63, of Augusta, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 while on vacation with family. Randy was born Aug. 12, 1961, to Randall and Rebecca (Stevens) Lewis. In 1995, he married his soulmate and best friend, Gretchen Conary Lewis, with whom he shared the best years of his life. Together, they had two wonderful sons, Steven and Sean. Steven is engaged to Johanna Ramirez whom Randy was excited to welcome as his daughter-in-law.

Randy was a lifelong firefighter, beginning his career at age 16 as a volunteer for the Farmingdale Fire Department. On March 17, 1984, he started a 41-year career with the Augusta Fire Department where he served as a Firefighter/Critical Technician until he obtained a permanent truck assignment and retired on Engine 2. He mentored many firefighters along the way and found a special family in Shift B.

Randy dedicated his life to communications for the emergency response communities. As a teenager, he was part of a group that conducted the monthly civil emergency preparedness drills for the state of Maine. Randy was well known and loved throughout the state for his work with RCM (Radio Communications Management) providing radio communications vitally needed by various public works and school departments. As K1XI, an amateur extra class operator (HAM), he was very instrumental in establishing Digital Mobile Radio and he helped to build and maintain amateur radio repeaters from Fort Kent to Kittery. Randy and Gretchen loved participating together in the communications support for the HAM Radio Field Days, Can-Am dog races, LifeFlight Islesboro Crossing and the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Races.

HAM Radio was Randy’s true passion where he made many long-lasting friendships. He also enjoyed playing drums in a bagpipe band, conquering escape rooms, and going on cruise vacations. He loved all these things, but above all, he loved his family. He was a devoted and loving father, husband, brother and uncle. He was dedicated to family first followed by his firefighting family and community.

Randy was predeceased by his grandparents, George and Alice (Morton) Stevens and Raymond and Josephine (Rhines) Lewis as well as parents, Randall and Rebecca Lewis, and a nephew, Ryan. Besides his beloved wife, sons and daughter-in-law, Randy is also survived by two loving aunts, Laurel Stevens and Linda Jamison, his five siblings, brother Jeff Lewis (Gina), sisters, Wendy Porter (David), Amy Smith, Emily Lewis, and Betsy Bradley (Keith). He was also Uncle Randy to many nieces and nephews: Natalie, Mark, Scott, Chad, Adam, Jeremiah, Matthew, Jenny, Franklin, Raymond, Sarah, Cassie, Joshua, Laura, Becky, Christopher, Peter, Ben, Brian, RJ, Mary, Garrett, Ashlee, William, Kerrigan, Olivia, Thomas, Eric, as well as to many great nieces and nephews.

We all come together to remember and honor Randy during visiting hours from 4-7 p.m., on Friday, March 14, at Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, and for a Firefighter Funeral with Last Call on Saturday, March 15, at 10 a.m., at Saint Augustine Church in Augusta with refreshments and more fellowship immediately following at the Augusta Elks Club. Firefighters are asked to come in uniform. Shuttle service to and from the Mill Park Parking Lot will be available for overflow parking. Internment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Augusta in the spring.

Condolences, stories and photos may be shared by visiting http://www.plummerfh.com.

In lieu of flowers, please donate in Randy’s name to the Autism Society of Maine at 728 Main Street

Winthrop, ME 04364.