Nov 2023. Blues Vol 39 No. 11

FALLEN HEROES
CAPTAIN JOHN ROBERT RANDOLPH, III
RINGLING POLICE DEPARTMENT, OKLAHOMA
END OF WATCH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
AGE: 59 TOUR: 29 YEARS BADGE: 1504
Captain John Randolph succumbed to injuries he received when he fell while working as a school resource
officer at the Ringling High School football game. He was escorting a teacher carrying the gate money at the
school’s varsity football game at about 8:00 pm. He tripped on wood debris and fell forward onto a wood pile.
He was transported to a nearby hospital and ultimately airlifted to Medical City Hospital in Denton, Texas, where
he died from internal injuries three days later. Captain Randolph was a United States Army Operation Desert
Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom veteran. He had served with the Ringling Police Department for two
years and previously served with the Healton Police Department for two years, Carter County Sheriff’s Office
for two years, Lone Grove Police Department for one year, and the Ardmore Police Department for 22 years.
He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, and brother.
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