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Randy Karl Beacham - 7/29/2005

Class of 1967

Randy Karl Beacham, age 56, passed away Friday, July 29, 2005, in Pine Valley, Utah. He was born August 6, 1948, in St. George, Utah, a son of Amos and Bethel Iverson Beacham. He married Vicki Lynn Troup in 1971, in Port Hueneme, California, and they later divorced. Randy married Linda Ronelle Gordon on April 16, 1978, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Born and raised in St. George, Randy graduated from Dixie High School and attended Dixie Jr. College. A Staff Sargent in the United States Marine Corps, Randy served two tours of duty in Vietnam, during which time he received the Bronze Star for Bravery. After an honorable discharge, he continued his education and enlisted in the National Guard.

Randy worked construction until he became employed with the Washington County School District as a custodian. He worked at West Elementary and later Sunset Elementary, where he was affectionately known as Mr. Randy. He genuinely loved all of the children and they loved him. Randy was patriotic, quiet, soft spoken, diligent, and a very hard worker. He was a loving husband, father, and brother.

He was a huge NASCAR fan, especially of Rusty Wallace, and Randy followed the circuit. In his spare time, he loved to go arrowhead hunting.

Randy is survived by his: wife, Linda, of Ivins; children, Shanna Beacham, Kade Randy (TaLu) Beacham, and Taura Beacham, all of St. George; stepchildren, Sid (Tiffany) Johansen, of Phoenix, AZ, and Corianne (David) Collinsworth, of Tucson, AZ; grandchildren, Jace, McKenna, and Kadynce; brothers, Larry Vance Beacham, of Cedar City, UT, Dennis (Lorrie) Beacham, of Tabiona, UT, and Michael (Velda "Jeannie") Beacham, of St. George; sister, Genevra (Jerry) Farnham; and sister-in-law, Bonnie Beacham, of Cedar City, UT.

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