RANDALL WOODLEE FAYETTEVILLE POSTAL CLERK I wanted to let you know that Randall's cancer returned and is spreading through the body very fast so the VA doctor has informed me. I have taken a leave of absent from Springdale High School and I'm with him here at home. Would you please ask all to pray for him and his family. We are well and finding God's peace and grace during this time. Our home is welcome to anyone that would like to stop by and visit with Randall for few short minutes. Bob Hartley brought the medicine from Collier's last night. Please express thanks to all who has offered their prayers for Randall during this time. Prayers and luv from our family to our Extended Postal Family. -Shirley Woodlee (10/17/09) About Randall Woodlee -- Please visit him NOW To all Randall's friends & former co-workers: Just received email from his wife Shirley -- Randall Woodlee is very ill. Please stop by and see him. I will this afternoon after the union meeting. His address is: 1999 Finger Road Fayetteville, AR 72701 Turn left (south) after passing Wal-Mart on U.S. 62 in southwest Fayetteville on road to Farmington and Prairie Grove. Follow Finger Road uphill to his house on right. Randall worked at the Post Office for over 20 years and for the VA several years before. He served as one of our local officers for over a decade. Randall Woodlee is one of the most generous, kind-hearted, honest, and spiritual man that one could hope to meet. Randall & Shirley have 4 children -- 3 sons and 1 daughter. One of the sons is now serving in either Iraq or Afghanistan. If you are unable to visit him, please send cards, letters, flowers & teddy bears. Your brother, -Loren Adams (10/18/09) Randall Woodlee Passes Away RANDALL WOODLEE 1949-2009 Just 21 days shy of his 60th birthday, our dear brother, Randall Woodlee, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at 5:45 pm at his home. His wife of 30-years, Shirley, was by his side. Born on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1949, in Covington, Kentucky, Randall was a person for whom we were so thankful. Raised at Cedar Mesa, Colorado, Randall later served several years with the U.S. Air Force, part of which was spent in Vietnam. Randall was Local Vice-President for over ten years with Fayetteville APWU Local 667 and served as steward and advisor several more. His counsel and encouragement were much sought and appreciated, and co-workers will forever remember his kindness & gentle spirit. He was instrumental in setting up the filing, computer and documentation systems for the Local. Retiring on December 3, 2004, Randall had worked for the VA and Postal Service for 30 years. He also attended the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), majoring in Social Welfare, and was enrolled at Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa. Marrying Shirley Foster in Rogers, Arkansas, on December 30, 1978, the couple have four children: MALACHI (29); DESTON (28); CRYSTELE (25); and ROCKET (23). Randall was born on Thanksgiving and his wife Shirley was born on Christmas Day. Shirley Woodlee teaches Special Ed at Springdale High School. Malachi, age 29, is currently serving with the Air Force Reserve out of Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland near Washington DC and has served both in Iraq and Afghanistan. Deston, Age 28, is serving with the U.S. Navy Seabees stationed out of Gulfport, Mississippi. Crystele, Age 25, is enrolled at Louisiana State University (LSU) studying to become a veterinarian. Rocket, Age 23, is currently an employee of Catfish Hole in Fayetteville and has worked at the Fayetteville Postal Plant several months. Randall & Shirley are members of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tontitown, and Randall was an active member of Abate Toy Run, both state & local. The VIEWING will be held this coming Sunday (11/8) at Beard's Funeral Home in Fayetteville from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Location: Beard's Funeral Home 855 Happy Hollow Road Fayetteville, AR 72701 Phone: (479) 521-8551 The facility is located in SE Fayetteville near the intersection of Huntsville Road and Happy Hollow (State Highway 16). FUNERAL for Randall Woodlee will be at Beard's Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 9. Flowers & cards may be sent to the funeral home or the Woodlee home. For those not able to attend, you may wish to send flowers, cards, and letters to: SHIRLEY WOODLEE & Family 1999 Finger Road Fayetteville, AR 72701 -Loren Adams (11/5/09) This is sad news. I worked with Randall most of my 15 years at the post office. We served together in the American Postal Workers Union too. Randall was with me on two negotiating committees. He could be relied on for excellent minutes of the meetings. He also helped me greatly when I got on the internet in 1997. He answered endless questions and freely gave his advice about computer matters. I remember too the excellent conversations we had over the years about matters of import. My daughter JJ knew his son Rocket from Greenland High School. He was a good friend and deserved to live much longer. -Jake Lamkins (11/7/09)