Rev. Randolph “Randy” William Driggers, 73, died on Monday, April 26, 2010 after a long battle with cancer. He was born on November 24, 1936 in Summerville, South Carolina, the oldest child of Henry and Dora Driggers. At Summerville High School, he was senior class president, voted most likely to succeed, lettered in baseball and played center on the football team coached by the legendary John McKissick that went undefeated both years before losing in the playoffs. Randy attended Georgia Tech where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and remained a life-long Yellow Jacket fan. On September 29, 1957, he married his high school sweetheart, Carolyn Tanner. They moved to Atlanta in 1958. He was a devoted and loving father to their two children. Randy worked for MM Systems Corp for 35 years. He graduated in the first Executive MBA class at Georgia State University. Randy’s faith was supremely important in his life. He was actively involved in several Atlanta area churches including serving as a deacon, adult Sunday School teacher, Royal Ambassador leader, youth worker and on numerous committees. In the early 1990s, he began taking classes at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Extension Campus in Atlanta and received his Master’s of Divinity several years later. Randy then gave up a successful business career to become Minister of Education at Briarlake Baptist Church in Decatur, GA. He loved people, and he loved ministering to them and helping them to grow in their faith. He had a servant heart and a servant spirit. He was most recently a member of Peachtree Corners Baptist Church in Norcross where he taught Sunday School before his illness. Known as “Pops” to his grandsons, he was very proud of his family and delighted in spending time with them. Randy is survived by his wife of 52 years, Carolyn Driggers; son, Gary Driggers and wife Nancy of Atlanta; daughter, Tracey Greene and husband Mark of Duluth; beloved grandsons, Tyler Greene (and fiancée Allyson Bennett) and Travis Greene; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Floyd and Ellen Brown of Macon, GA; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Chris and Jeanette Fruitticher of Buford, GA; sister Mary Booth and husband Ed of Aiken, SC. The family will receive friends on Thursday, April 29th from 5 to 8 p.m. at A. S. Turner & Sons, 2773 N. Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033. A celebration of Randy’s life will be held on Friday, April 30th at 1 p.m. at Peachtree Corners Baptist Church, 4480 Peachtree Corners Circle, Norcross, GA 30092. Interment will be at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs. The family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to the staff of Hospice Atlanta for the wonderful and loving care that they provided. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Atlanta, 1244 Park Vista Drive, Atlanta, GA 30319 or Peachtree Corners Baptist Church. A. S. Turner & Sons
