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RANDALL -- John A. Randall, 68, lifelong resident of Taos, NM, with the exception of approximately a year spent in Carrie Tingley Hospital in Truth or Consequences when he was recovering from polio at age 17, passed away March 31, 2005. Mr. Randall was a graduate of Taos High School and earned his BS in Industrial Arts Education at UNM. John grew up in the family lumber business and returned after college in 1960 to work 37 1/2 years and to retire as manager of the lumber and hardware divisions of Randall Lumber Co., Inc. in 1997 but continued to manager the family owned real estate holdings. He was also a rancher in the Taos and Clayton areas and in Bountiful, CO. Mr. Randall had served as an elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Taos and Ranchos Presbyterian Church in Ranchos de Taos. He was a past president of the Taos County Chamber of Commerce, Taos Lions Club, and the Taos Historical Museums. He was a past Worshipful Master of Bent Lodge #42, AF & AM and had served on the Board of Directors of the Mountain States Lumber Dealers Association. He also had served previously on the Taos County Fair Board. In 2002, he was named one of Taos County's Unsung Heroes by the The Taos News. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elisha and Erna Randall. He is survived by Patricia, his wife of 44 years; and by his sons, Boyd (Lisa) and Keith (Sandi); and grandchildren, Hayden and Sarah; sister, Minnie Lou Stephens of Albuquerque; and brothers, Charles (Dorothy) and Merlin (Ada) of Taos; aunt, Martha Tecklenburg of Gallup; and nieces, nephews, and cousins. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Taos First Presbyterian Church, and remembrance celebration will be held immediately following at the Juan Gonzales Agricultural Center on Chamisa Road in Taos. Mr. Randall requested that memorial contributions be made to one of the following: Ranchos Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 36, Ranchos de Taos 87557; The Couse Foundation, P.O. Box 1436, Taos, NM 87571 or Taos Historic Museums, P.O. Drawer CCC, Taos, NM 87571. Arrangements by Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home. To sign guestbook go to riverafuneralhome.com
        Published on: Sun April 03, 2005