MR. Randolph C. Harper

Randolph C. Harper ("Randy"), beloved and devoted father, brother, son, and friend to many, peacefully transitioned from time to eternity on Monday, August 12, 2024.
Randy was born in Atlanta, Georgia on February 7, 1977, and was a loving, funny, and at times very mischievous child. He brought much joy and laughter to his mother, Kathleen Harper, and his grandparents, H.B. and Mattie Harper all who preceded him in death, and to his beloved sister, Kim, who he often referred to as "My Kim" in his youth, and simply as "Sis" as the years went by. He was educated in the Atlanta Public School system, where he attended Frederick Douglas High School.
Randy began attending church at an early age with his grandparents at Zion Grove Baptist Church, and later joined Ben Hill Christian Church, in Atlanta, Georgia. He enjoyed reading his Bible and learning about the deeper meaning behind the scriptures. He would always say that although he had not attended church in a long time, he had a strong spiritual foundation and knew when he needed to "spend time with the Word and on his face before God."
Randy was an experienced and knowledgeable electrician for 20 years and worked for D. Jay Johnson Electrical, Allison-Smith Company, and Hewatt Electric over the course of his career. He loved his work and there was nothing he liked better than figuring out complex or difficult wiring issues. He would often tell his sister, "I had to go home and sleep on it, but the next day it was perfectly clear what I needed to do to make things work." This was not surprising because Randy always had a knack for figuring out how to fix things and make them work better, and he had determination that knew no bounds he would find the solution no matter what.
As far as he was concerned, Randy's most fulfilling achievement in life was being a father. Randy's deep love for family and making good memories was his primary goal as he sought to pour into the lives of his three children, Miracle ("Baby Girl"), Jonathan ("JC") and Olivia ("Livi"). He wanted them to know the importance of loving family and friends, supporting people in their time of need, having a strong sense of community, having a good education, and loving and following God. Randy's goal was to make sure that his children would avoid the pitfalls in life that he experienced, but he would always make sure that they knew that even if they did, they would always have the support of their family. Without a doubt, his children were his crowning achievement and greatest joy in life.
Randy was a devoted, "ride or die" friend and he took immense pride in being from the Dixie Hills/Simpson Road area of Atlanta. He enjoyed getting together with his friends and he especially enjoyed cooking out with them. He would often tell his sister, "Sis, I can't tell you exactly what we did because you don't need to know that, but know this, we had a good time doing it!"
Randy will live on in the memories of his daughters, Miracle C. Harper, and Olivia Harper; his son, Jonathan Settle; sister, Kimberly C. Harper; godparents, Doris and Jesse Champion, and a host of relatives, adopted children, adopted parents and special friends.