Randy was born June 14, 1956, in Sylacauga, AL. He attended Coosa Valley Academy in Harpersville, AL and continued his education at the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, AL graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Randy went to work for Alabama Power shortly after graduation, and stayed with the Southern Company family for 40 years until his retirement on September 6, 2018.
Randy loved Alabama football, tailgating, barbecuing, vacations with his family, and playing golf. The greatest joy of his life, though, was being “granddaddy” to his six grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife of 12 years, Lynn (Mann); father, Harold “Glen”; sister Regina; son Jason and his wife, Tindall; daughter Molly Cahill and her husband, Matt; step-daughter Caroline Smith and her husband, Mike; step-daughter Katie Browning; step-son Mark Browning and his wife, Jen; and grandchildren Audrey Ann Alexander, Kendall and Karsyn Greggs, Lydia and Miles Browning, and Martha Jane Cahill.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Martha Ann (Fleming) Alexander.
There will be a celebration of life and reception with refreshments at Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham on Friday, September 14th, from 6-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Vincent’s Foundation, American Lung Association, or Hope Hospice, Inc. of Birmingham.
Randy never smoked and led an active and healthy lifestyle. According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined.
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