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RANDALL "RANDY" WAYNE WATSON ~ Class of 1972 (Honorary)
June 08, 1954 - April 04, 2005

Randall "Randy" Wayne Watson, 50, of Spokane, passed away April 4, 2005 in Spokane. He was born June 8, 1954 in Kennewick, WA to Wendell and Joycelyn Watson.

He lived in the Tri-Cities through high school, attending Lewis and Clark Elementary in Richland and Edison Elementary in Kennewick and then Highlands Junior High. He was the first student to graduate from Kamiakin High School in January 1972.

At the age of 19, Randy joined the Army. At 21 he married Mary Ann Szulinski of Richland. After honorable discharge he worked construction and used the GI bill to attend WSU. He became fluent in Japanese and spent several years teaching at a middle school in Japan. He was a prolific student and loved the college life, earning a Master’s Degree in Pharmacology, and was completing certification to become a chemical dependency counselor. He spent the past three years on military disability.

Randy is survived by his mother, Joycelyn "Lyn" Rosler-Olivier and step-father Art Olivier; brothers Steve Watson of Dallas, TX and Chuck Watson of Kennewick, WA; sisters Carol Thomas of Great Falls, MT and Kippy Myers of Eltopia, WA; several assorted nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Wendy Watson and brother Cory Watson.

Memorial services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, April 9, 2005 at Cathedral of Joy.

Memorial contributions may be made to Tri-Cities Chaplaincy House, 2108 W. Entiat, Kennewick, WA 99336.