ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Christopher F. Randolph, 64, a Vietnam veteran who served as president and chief executive of a foundation that helps the children of Marines go to college, has died.
Randolph died May 22 of brain cancer near his home in Old Westbury, N.Y., said Margaret Davis, president and CEO of the Alexandria-based Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, which Randolph led until December.
During his four-year tenure, he raised funds totaling $38.5 million for college scholarships.
“Marine families are really struggling with how to pay for college,” Davis said. “Obviously Chris’ legacy and his commitment was to help ease that burden.”
A scholarship has been established in Randolph’s honor at the foundation.
Randolph commanded a Marine mortar battery in Vietnam and Okinawa, then went on to serve in the Marine Reserves until 1973, when he was honorably discharged with the rank of captain.
He went to work for Republican New York Sen. Jacob K. Javits in Washington, D.C., where he met his wife, Patsy Lyons Randolph, who also worked for the senator.
Christopher Randolph pursued a career on Wall Street in the 1980s and 1990s, specializing in public finance as a vice president at Salomon Brothers and managing director of Lehman Brothers. Later, he served as an executive with Academic Management Services, which deals in student loans and tuition payment plans.
In addition to his wife, Randolph is survived by his daughter Kate of Los Angeles, son Christopher of New York City, three siblings, and his mother, Gwendolyn Randolph Franklin of New York City.
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