Randy D. Lucas was born in Riner, VA on February 1, 1929 and passed peacefully to his eternal home on January 7, 2017. Randy was known for his dedication to Christ, generous spirit, faithfulness to family and friends, and eagerness to volunteer to help those whom he could. An only son, Randy learned the electrical trade in the U.S. Navy in which he served from 1949 to 1967 as an IC-1 electrician, both active duty and reserves, where he developed his teaching skills as a naval instructor. After active duty, Randy worked as an electrician on residential and commercial projects in Arizona, Texas, and South Carolina before starting his own contractor business in Greenville, SC, earning the highest national ratings on National Electrical Code exams, teaching at Greenville Technical College (1972-1984), and working as a special consultant to the Governor’s office to attract major international companies to the Greenville area. He served as an inspector-consultant and trained many students who eventually became city and county electrical inspectors. During the 1970s-1980s, Randy donated hundreds of hours to helping build and wire many churches and supporting their ministries. Throughout his forty-five year career in the electrical field, Randy maintained a reputation for honesty, integrity, hard work, and a joyful can-do enthusiasm. He loved working in teams, including Dust Angels at Arizona Community Church, and participating in various church groups, including XYZ and the library at Grace Community Church (members 1984-1998) as well as In-Joy and Lighthouse at ACC (members 1998-present). Throughout the 1990s, Randy made over 60 scrapbooks of dozens of bus trips he and Ellen took with XYZ and InJoy friends around Arizona, the Southwest, and beyond. He loved making new friends, promoting cooperation, and singing. In 1999, Randy miraculously recovered from kidney cancer then, by God’s grace, overcame the serious consequences of a devastating car accident in 2003. Predicted to need two years in a rehab center, Randy miraculously returned home in four months, recovered his strength and voice, and added a new aspect to his daily ministry: singing “Happy Birthday” to people over the phone. During the past ten years, he has called thousands of people on their birthdays to wish them well and remind them that God and he loved them. After complications due to repeated falls, kidney infections, hospitalizations, and complications during the second half of 2016, Randy finally rested after a life well and fully lived after an evening with his family, wife Ellen of 46 years and son John. Open casket viewing will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, January 14 at Green Acres Mortuary in Scottsdale (NE Corner of Hayden/McKellips). The Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m. January 24th at Arizona Community Church in Tempe (Rural/Knox). In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Randy Lucas should be designated to ACC, Lighthouse Missions in honor of Randy’s passion for sharing the Good News of Christ’s Salvation with others.
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