John Alden Randall

RANDALL, JOHN ALDEN (Age 69)

On Tuesday, April 5, 2005, died suddenly at his home in St. Leonard, MD, due to complications following surgery. John was a retired Navy Master Chief who served with the Seabees for 31 years. He had three tours of duty in Antarctica, including helping to build South Pole Station in 1957. John was one of eight men to first build and live at the South Pole Station. John also had tours of duty all over the world, including Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, and ended his career with NACFAC in Alexandria, VA. After his retirement from the Navy in 1986, John worked as a Project Manager at NRL in Chesapeake Beach, MD. Beloved husband of Christine Marie Randall. Also survived by son, Anthony and daughter-in-law, Cecilia, and granddaughters, Brooke, Julia and Sarah; his father-in-law, Loren Clarke; brother-in-law, Gary Clarke; sister-in-law, Beverly; his sisters, Janice Maroney and Mary June Sorensen, and his brothers, David, Clarence, Lawrence and Harlan and many devoted friends. John's ashes will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association (SMSA), PO Box 6574, Silver Spring, MD 20916.