GREENE – Frank C. Randolph, 92, a resident of Wilkins Road, Greene, died at home April 13, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born Dec. 25, 1912, in Rampore Haut, India, the son of Francis Sr. and Mildred (Atkins) Randolph. He attended schools in India, graduating from St. Joseph’s College in Mussoorie, India.

After passing the Cambridge exams, he elected to enter the United Province Police Academy. His first assignment was in Mussoorie, checking foreigners and escorting them to interment camps.

It was in this Queen of the Hill Stations that he met his wife, Marguerite Melanson of Strong. She was teaching at Woodstock, the American Mission School. They were married Dec. 7, 1940 in a storybook formal wedding.

He was promoted and given the honor of being ground pilot for Lord Linithgow, then the Viceroy of India. He then was granted his request for Kumon Command, which extended to the borders of Nepal.

At the end of World War II, he took a year leave and brought his family to America. He later decided to stay with his family and became a citizen of the United States.

In 1946, the family moved to Strong and then to Farmington, where he enjoyed working for the Franklin Journal and with Harold and Betty Karkos of Wilton Printed Products.

In 1954, Frank moved his family to Greene and went to work for Twin City Printery in Lewiston. In the 1960s he started the first newspaper in Greene called “Our Town.”

In 1964, he joined the Auburn Occupational Training Center as program supervisor. From there, he established the new graphics art department at Lewiston High School. He stayed with L.H.S. until his retirement in 1976. He felt blessed with more than 25 years of very active retirement.

He was member of MTA and the Knights of Columbus. He traveled regularly in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia. and as well to his family in England.

He was known to be calm and courageous when in difficult situations. His compassion and caring of everyone in need, including animals, came back to him two fold in his recent illness. Frank was very grateful for the care he received from all his personal caretakers, including Marie, Paula, Pam, Doreen, Jennifer and Vicki, and the staff of Androscoggin Home Health and Hospice. Frank spent his winters in Florida and summers in Greene, where he enjoyed his hobby of woodworking and playing competitive tennis until his mid-80s.

He is survived by his wife, Marguerite of Greene; two sons, Richard and his wife, Esther, of Greene, and Michael and his wife, Cecile, of Greene; a sister, Margaret Bazley of England; six grandchildren, Wanda Michaud, Sandra Laliberte, Carol Dickinson, John Randolph, Christina Crosby, and Cheryl Parmenter; and 15 great-grandchildren.

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