Ward Randol, Jr.

Ward Randol, Jr., a long-time resident of Birmingham and Troy, Michigan, died at his home in Portage, Michigan, at age 90 on May 27, 2024.

Ward was born in Detroit in 1933 to Ward and Gertrude Brownell Randol. He earned degrees from Yale and Yale Law School, then served in the U.S. Army and Army Active Reserve for six years. Following his graduation from law school, Ward joined Dickinson, Wright PLLC, specializing in tax law and employee benefit plan law.

Ward served on a number of non-profit boards as a volunteer, including the Yale Alumni Association of Michigan, the national Yale Law School Association, the Friends of the Bloomfield Township Public Library, the Oakland Choral Society, the Troy Historical Society/Troy Historic Village, and Troy’s Downtown Development Authority.

He is survived by his partner, Loraine Campbell; his son and daughter-in-law, Peter and Molly Randol; his daughter and son-in-law, Susan Randol and Joseph Schoder; his grandchildren, Kaitlyn Randol, Diana Schoder (Jeremy Fuller), Jess Randol, and Ellen Schoder; his brother, Herbert Randol; and his sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Robert Romanet.

A celebration of Ward’s life will be held on August 22, 2024, at the Troy Historic Village (60 West Wattles Road) in Troy, Michigan, starting at noon.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Troy Historical Society.