Kay Randle Scrimger

(Age 78)

On October 25, 2019, Roselyn Kathleen (Kay) Randle Scrimger, of Wayne, PA, died following a long battle with multiple myeloma. She was born in Birmingham, AL on July 13, 1941, to Eleanor Dudley and James Wilcox Randle

Kay was beloved by her family; her late husband of 37 years Edward Brantly Scrimger, Jr., step-daughter Analisa Sondergaard (husband Christian) of Wayne, PA; step-son Edward Alan Scrimger (wife Mildred) of Falls Church, VA; grandsons Christian Edward and Nicholas Randle Sondergaard; granddaughter Leonora Evelyn Scrimger; brothers James Wilcox Randle Jr. of Granbury, TX and John Alan Randle (deceased); and nephews James “Jay” Wilcox Randle III of Granbury, TX and Taylor Cartwright Randle, of Denton, TX, John Alan Randle and Troy Joseph Randle both of San Diego, CA.

At Birmingham Southern, Kay earned her bachelor's degree in Political Science and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her Master’s degree in International Relations at Johns Hopkins University and her Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She then moved to Memphis, TN to join the Political Science Department and teach at Southwestern College (now Rhodes College).

In 1978, she married Ed Scrimger and moved to Washington, DC, where she worked for the U.S. Conference of Mayors as a Director of International Affairs. She traveled the world and visited over 25 countries across Europe, Africa, and Asia. Kay "adopted" Hungary as her second homeland and learned to speak Hungarian. She retired from USCOM in 2015 after 37 years of service.

Until her illness, Kay was an active member of the Church of the Epiphany (Episcopal) in downtown DC, serving on the Vestry and various committees. For many years she and her late husband helped cook and serve Sunday breakfasts for the church's "Welcome Table," a meal program for the homeless and those living in shelters

In the mid-1980's, Kay learned to sail and went "bare boating" throughout the British Virgin Islands with family and friends. She and Ed also enjoyed traveling to Scotland, Italy, England, and France. Kay was an avid reader, a mother to many Siamese cats, and a lover of Alabama football (Roll Tide!).

A memorial service will be held at the Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G Street, NW, Washington, DC on Saturday, November 9, at 10 a.m., followed by a gathering in the church hall. Kay loved flowers and designing her own floral arrangements, so flowers are welcome. Donations may also be made to the Church of the Epiphany's "Welcome Table,"

www.epiphanydc.org/ministry/welcome-table .