We received some sad news yesterday about one of our loyal viewers and an area photographer whose work most of our regular viewers have seen many times on KXAN News.

Randy Heisch passed away July 1st after a hard fought battle with cancer.

We could always count on Randy to provide us with an excellent photograph anytime there was a weather or astronomical event visible from Williamson County or the Georgetown area.  Sometimes it was just a beautiful photo of a corn field, but whatever it was, it was always professional quality.

We appreciated him very much, and express our deepest sympathy to his family.  His obituary is also below.

(12-21-10)  Low clouds this morning precluded eclipse viewing in much of our area, however some occasional breaks in the clouds allowed our friend Randy Heisch in Georgetown to capture the following time lapse this morning.

3-19-11 “Super-moon” photo by Randy Heisch

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Randy Heisch, 1957-2012

Randall Ray Heisch, 54, of Georgetown, Texas passed away Sunday July 1st, 2012, after a courageous battle with brain cancer.

He was born October 30, 1957, in Austin, Texas to Henry and Geraldine Heisch.

Randy grew up in Round Rock, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering.  Randy worked as an engineer for IBM for 28 years.

He is survived by his wife, Janice, of 34 years, son Phillip and daughter-in-law Samantha of Houston, Texas, daughter Rachel and son-in-law George Henderson of Austin, Texas, mother Geraldine Heisch of Granger, Texas, sister Jeane and husband Dan Johnson of Round Rock Texas, brother Rory and wife Tasha of Belton, Texas, brother Rodney and wife Denise Heisch of Houston, Texas, and mother-in-law Martha Edmondson of Round Rock, Texas.

Randy will be remembered as an accomplished engineer with multiple U.S. Patents, an avid photographer, guitar player, and an extremely creative person always in pursuit of learning.   Throughout his life, he was most proud of his family, and the accomplishments of his children.  Randy will be tremendously missed and forever remembered.

On behalf of Randy, his family would like to thank his medical team: Dr. Michael Webb, Dr. Punit Chadha, Dr. Catherine Wu, Dr. Brian Metzger, Dr. Nabil Habash, their staff, and the entire devoted staff at St. David’s Medical and Rehab Centers.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, July 5th, from 6:00PM to 8:00PM at Ramsey Funeral Home in Georgetown.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to LIVESTRONG.