SAMUEL RANDOLPH (d. 1932

Samuel W. Randolph Jr. Is Found Dead In Yard
FUNERAL WILL BE HELD HERE 2 P.M. TUESDAY
Found Hanging From Tree In Yard of Home At Green Bay Early Sunday
While mentally deranged and suffering from a spell of melancholia,
Samuel W. Randolph Jr., aged 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W.
Randolph Sr. of this city and a resident of Manitowoc until seven
months ago, ended his life early Sunday morning by hanging himself
from a tree in the rear yard of his home on Emily street in Green
Bay. News of the death of Mr. Randolph, conveyed in telephone messages,
proved a sad shock to his relatives and hosts of friends in Manitowoc.
Born and brought up in Manitowoc, "Sammy" Randolph, as his friends
familiarly knew him, was prominent in school and college athletics,
returned to Manitowoc to engage in business, was a prominent golfer
and his sudden death at Green Bay Sunday morning left his hosts of
acquaintances here stunned. He was in charge of the Green Bay docks
operated by his father in the freight transfer business at Lake
Michigan and Green Bay ports.
The deceased gave no intimation of his intentions on Saturday. He had
superintended the unloading of a boat at the docks Saturday morning,
repaired to the Oneida golf course in the afernoon for a couple of
rounds of golf, and with his wife had attended a dinner and card
party
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at a friends' home in Green Bay Saturday evening. They returned to
their home shortly after midnight and while Mrs. Randolph retired
for the night her husband remained downstairs to read the evening
paper.
Remains Brought Here
It is believed that shortly after this he was stricken with an attack
of acute meloncholia and went to the rear yard of the home to end his
life. The body was found early Sunday morning.
The remains were brought to the Frazier mortuary here this afternoon
from Green Bay and funeral services will be held from there at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, in charge of the Rev. C.H. Phipps of the
Presbyterian church. Interment will be at Evergreen.
Samuel Randolph Jr. was born in this city 26 years ago. He was educated
in the schools here and graduated from the Lincoln high school here in
the class of 1922. He was an athlete in his high school days, playing
quarterback on one of the first high school elevens in the history of
the central high school here under the coaching of Atty. Edward Meyer
and M. Learned. After the completion of his high school course he
entered Beloit college where he continued to play football under Coach
"Tommy" Mills of that school.
Was With Father
Leaving school to enter the business world, the deceased first took up
newspaper work. He worked as a sports writer on a daily newspaper at
Rockford, Ill, where he first met his wife, who was attending school
there. Returning to this city he engaged in the insurance business here,
opening offices with Milton Stangel on South Eighth street. Later he
became associated with his father in the Randolph Oil station on Franklin
street.
Following the completion of his school work Mr. Randolph took to golf.
He learned the game fast and soon became one of the leading golfers of
the Lakeside club here. He took part in many inter-club and district
tournaments, winning many trophies.
Five years ago he was married to Miss Madeline Zentner, daughter of
Mrs. Elsa Zentner of this city. Two children were born to them (private).
A few years ago Mr. Randolph became associated with his father in the
Randolph Freight Storage and Transfer business, operating docks in this
city, Green Bay, Menominee and Gladstone. Last February his duties
calling him to Green Bay almost daily, he decided to move to that city
and since that time had been residing there, in active charge of the
Green Bay docks, where the Randolph company carries on an extensive
transfer business.
At this time the elder Randolph was just preparing to open new docks at
Milwaukee, which would have left his son in complete charge of docks in
the northern ports.
Funeral Tuesday
The deceased was a member of the Elks club in this city, the Lakeside
Country club here and the Oneida golf club at Green Bay, and was also
a member of Beta Theta Pi, a national college fraternity.
Besides his widow and two small sons, Mr. Randolph is survived by his
parents, in this city, two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Trost, Denver, Colo.,
who is motoring here from the west with her husband for the funeral,
Miss Charlotte, at home and one brother, Frederick, a senior at Cornell
University, who has not as yet left for school.
Friends may view the remains at the Frazier mortuary tonight and up to
the time of the funeral tomorrow afternoon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, September 12, 1932 P.14
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[bur. 9-13-1932/age 26 yrs/cause: suicide by hanging/died in Green Bay, WI]