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The 52-year old Livermore man who died after a Friday evening motorcycle crash in downtown Livermore was a punk rocker who frequently sported a mohawk and doted on his family and cat, his daughter said.
Kira Simpson on Monday said the family was reeling from the loss of her father, Randal “Randy” Guddal.
“I’m still in shock. My mom’s still in shock,” said Simpson, 23. “I didn’t plan on losing my dad this young.”
“I’m very grateful, though, he was at my wedding last year, and I got to have a daddy-daughter dance with him,” Simpson said. “I’m trying to hold onto that and remember the man my dad was because he loved me and my mom very much.”
Livermore police responded about 8:47 p.m. Oct. 16 to a collision involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck at the intersection of First and South P streets. The motorcyclist, identified by the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau as Guddal, sustained “major injuries,” police said. The pickup truck driver, 56, remained at the scene.
Guddal was transported to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, where he later died from his injuries, authorities said.
The collision remains under investigation.
Simpson said her father loved his motorcycle club. The group, dubbed Oakland Miscreants, posted a social media tribute to Guddal on Saturday.
“You will forever be riding next to us,” the post said. “Ride in paradise brother till we meet again.”
Guddal grew up in Livermore, where he attended kindergarten through high school. He most recently worked for a local towing company, Simpson said.
Underneath his tough exterior, his daughter said, was a gentle side.
“He was a big toughie in a motorcycle club but he, at the end of the day, had a really soft spot for people and cats,” Simpson said. “Anytime I got myself into a pickle, he would figure it out, no matter what.”
Guddal typically liked black coffee, she said, but on trips to San Francisco, he would veer from his morning brew to what he called a “foo-foo” drink, like a white mocha.
“Even though he didn’t want to admit he liked the fun ‘girly’ drinks, he did,” she said.
On the evening of the crash, he was likely on his way to Safeway, Simpson said. The store was less than one mile from his house, and he went there most nights to buy a Gatorade for his next day at work, she added.
He was a safe rider, she said, but on Saturday morning, Simpson’s mom, Kristie Marsh, called with news of the collision.
Simpson lives in Idaho and was unable to visit her father in the hospital, but she expressed gratitude for the work of first responders and police.
A celebration of life for Guddal will be held on Friday (Oct. 30) at 7 p.m. at the Altamont Bible Church in Livermore. The event is open to the community.
