Betty Lou Randolph's Obituary
Betty Lou Randolph, 88, of Port Charlotte, Florida died March 14, 2015 after a brief illness. She was born in Cape May, New Jersey and was very proud of its designation as the oldest seaside resort in the country. She and her family moved to North Miami, Florida in 1949. She served two terms as President of the North Shore Heights Woman’s Club and four years as an officer in the Dade County Federation of Women’s clubs. After five years as a volunteer, she joined the staff of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation for over 30 years. She was first employed as Assistant Mother’s March Chairman, then became Executive Director of the Miami-Dade Chapter. She was the first female to hold positions of Regional Director (State of Florida) then Major Market Director (Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin and Monroe counties). In 1987 she became Special Assistant to the National Vice President for Chapters. In this position, she traveled to Chapters across the United States training Chapter staff, specializing in the development of WalkAmerica. She retired in 1995 and moved to North Fort Myers to live in Del Tura, where she lived life to the fullest for eighteen years. She immediately became active on various committees in her community. She enjoyed the ceramics room, she sang in the Choraliers and worked at the Trash and Treasure sale. She was in charge of volunteers for the annual Thanksgiving and Christmas collection for the needy. She was a member of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, N. Ft. Myers. She spent many hours putting the attendance records into the computer. Her greatest joy was being a greeter or an usher, always available with a smile to help wherever she was needed. She moved to South Port Square in Port Charlotte, Florida in 2013. She loved her life style there and enjoyed all of their activities. She was known for being all decked out for any of the holiday celebrations. She is survived by daughter Susan (Neal) Chambers of Naples, Florida and son Frank (Maureen) Randolph of Hampton, Virginia and Swindon, England; three grandchildren, Kenneth (Tammy) Chambers of Naples, FL; Matthew Randolph of Austin, TX; and Dawn (Ricky) Grant of Ft. Knox, KY; and in England, Karen (Gary) Higgs and Chloe and Helen Delaney; five great-grandchildren, Carson and Chelsey Chambers and Fiona, Nicole and Emily Grant. She was also loved by several nieces and nephews from Florida, Virginia and Delaware. A service will be held Sunday, March 22 at 2 pm at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, N. Ft. Myers. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The March of Dimes local chapter, 6314 Corporate Court, Suite 140, Ft. Myers, Florida 33919.
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