I’m saddened by your husband’s death and the hole that his passing has left in the fabric of our great city.? He was an exemplar of humanity.
The loss of a spouse and a co-parent is unfathomable.? I grieve for you and your children.? May Randy’s memory be a blessing and a comfort to you, Gabrielle and Matthew.
I read an Chinese article about Mr. Simmons today and decided to read more in English. I was moved by what he has done to the society and feel sad for the loss of such a noble person, as so many people saved and touched by his arms and heart. I am sure his story will continue to inspire a lot of people, regardless of culture or religion. May this great man rest in peace. Liu
Lisa I did’nt have a chance to give you a big ol hug on that Friday but know that Kim and I were there for you with our hearts. I love this web site and will show my friends. Remembering Randy will always keep me humble because he is a roll model for humility. I miss seeing you all and look forward to future events,” so hopefully we can dance alot of the stresses away”. Kim and I love you all like family and keep you in our daily prayers. God bless.
Lisa,
i just bought you a card last night, to express our heartfelt gratitude for the family that we witnessed you building with your husband over the past decade. you are an exceptional wife. i adore how you took his busy schedule and made time for Randy, and the kids to enjoy Hawaii and even a karate match. i will visit with you soon.
thank you for this website, it is a blessing to the young folks that loved Randy that are out of state in college.
i am very proud of working alongside Randy taking blood pressures for the families that he so deeply cared for. the nurses at ucla also send their condolences. i will be around to support Matt for his upcoming football season. until i see you again, God was always in your family, and that’s what’s so admirable about .
If ever a man conveyed what Christianity is, it was expressed by your pastor Alton Trimble, and exemplified in the life of this fine man. What a testimony and tribute to what Jesus means in our short and fragile lives. God bless.
Hey Lisa. I’m glad that there is a website to honor the memory of the man of God. So many people ask how they can donate to his life’s work…the outreach to the community, and now I can direct them here.
I’m so glad to have worked with Randy from the beginning of Glory Kids and for many years as the graphic artist for the team, and briefly as site leader for the Grandees, and Avalon Gardens. I have never met a more Christ-like person in all my years as a believer. His hunger and thirst for the things of God was truly amazing. His passion for reaching unbelievers always encouraged me to step up my walk.
Life lesson learned: Only what you do for Christ will last.
I saw the article on our internal State Farm website. I remember seeing his tragic loss on the news. You have a beautiful family, your husband has a gorgeous smile, you have had so many blessings in your life. May you find comfort in all the wonderful memories you shared and all the lives that your family has touched. True heros are few and far between. Randall is a true hero and an inspiration. Thank you for selflessly sharing your pain and joy with the world. God Bless!
Lisa,
I was there the night Randy was murdered and his loss cast in iron my resolve to carry on in his footsteps. I was chosen to be in the first SWAT school since his death and will try with all of my might to walk in his shadow. “The claw” leads me through the the training days and gives me the strength to do things I never thought possible. I will try thougout my days to live up to his example and carry the tradition in his name. Long live 41 David……..
Dear Lisa,
I’m so happy to have come upon your website by mistake in looking up something completely different. This was a blessing to me. Your husband was truly a Amazing Blessed man from everything that I have read and my son has shared with me. Thank You Lisa from the bottom of my heart and soul, because of Randy, my oldest son G.D. has start attending church with me. I have prayed for a long time for him, that he would start receiving the Lord. I’m so deeply sorry for the lose of your wonderful husband he was a true Godly man sent to you. It makes me so happy to see that a family that prays together stays togerther. May God Bless you and your lovely children always.
Mother of L.A.P.D Swat Officer……
Thank You for your expression of sympathy. I know for a fact that Randy’s life was not taken in vain. Many souls have been save, lives changed and good works done as a result of his death. I will continue to pray for you and G.D. You have a remarkable son and I know that God is going to use him in a mighty way.
I’m at a lost for words as to how I should begin this note… The Life of Randy really spoke to me, he was someone I grew up watching on TV and he lived in a manner which anyman can look up to. I’m 23 years old,from Arlington,VA (close to Washington,DC) and I’ve been a fan and supporter of LAPD and LAPD SWAT for 13 years. As a young white american I feel that the Life and now Legacy of Randal Simmons has impacted and will continue to impact the Los Angeles community, from black america to white america and even all races around the globe for a long time.. Any decent person or anyone in search of guidance through life, those seeking to become law enforcement,or those just trying to do good with their lives,that they now have such an incredible source of inspiration that lies within Randy’s story. As far as the football portion of his life,as a Redskins fan I can only read so much into the Dallas Cowboys story!, but no matter who you are,what you do,how much you make, there’s an underlying theme in Randy’s life that any man can grasp and respect, believe in and appreciate. From football to police work, from LAPD to LA community, being the kind of family man he was and so on. LAPD SWAT means best of the best, best of the US and world. I have a youtube account full of episode segments from the late 90’s TV show LAPD:Life on the Beat, SWAT is featured throughout the series’ 4 year filming. When Randy passed I had one video uploaded to my youtube page that featured him doing a nightime SWAT raid in South LA. When I heard the news mention his name that day I rushed to my account to make sure that I was thinking of the same man. I was right, and so I passed the link around to people online in a buletin i made on myspace so people could know what happened and also see the man in action during one of many “Simmons Productions” About 4 days later Fox Reality Channel,the network that airs re-runs of Life on the Beat, they re-played that same show with an EndOfWatch memorial graphic with Randy’s picture on the screen both before and after the episode. As the weeks passed I kept an eye out for anymore episodes with SWAT, specifically with Randy. Ultimately, 2 more aired within a few weeks time. All 3 episodes can be found on my youtube site,which currently has been re-designed with a Nat’l Police Week theme. The site is located at http://www.youtube.com/novapj The world has heard so much about SWAT Officer Simmons, My goal is for as many people as possible to see the man at work. ” It’s not how Randy died that made him a hero (although it was very heroic) it was how he lived” The day by day lifestyle both in the community and at home in addition to being in a SWAT truck. For Washington DC during National Police week, we welcome LAPD and we too also miss Randy. I’ll be attending as many of the events this coming week as possible. Hope to see alot of LAPD there. Take care and God bless.
I Thank God Randy has a Wife like you, holding up your husband legecy up like this, I knew Randy from Fairfax High he was a senior and I was a freshman and scared; he would say hold your head up and smile!!! since that day i knew he was special, I would see him here and there around the city, just one of God’s warrriors. Randy, will always be in my heart and I can’t wait to visit the restaurant……God Bless you and your family.
GOD HAS BLESSED ALL OF US TO HAVE KNOWN RANDY. RANDY HAD BEEN APART OF OUR LIVES SINCE JUNE 1997. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 11 YEARS IN JUNE 2008. HE WAS A KIND, GENEROUS, THOUGHTFUL, GOD FEARING, GOOD-HEARTED PERSON. HE HAD THIS SPECIAL LOVE FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THE KIDS HE CALLED HIS OWN “THE GLORY KIDS.”THANK GOD FOR BLESSING MY FAMILY & I, TO HAVE BEEN THE FIRST FAMILY ON WHAT WE CALL”THE BIG BUS” FROM GLORY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL (G.C.F.I.). THE KIDS WOULD SCREAM “THE GLORY KIDS BUS!” AS RANDY DROVE DOWN THE STREET. WE ALL LOVE RANDY VERY MUCH AND WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE HIM IN OUR HEARTS. THANKS TO LISA HIS WIFE,WHO STOOD BY HIM AS HE SHARED HIS LOVE AND PRAYERS TO SO MANY.
I know what it is like to lose a father, so I know what your children are going through and to lose that very special person in your life who is so generous with himself, my heart goes out to you. I have prayed for you and your family on a daily basis and I know that my prayers have been answered. You are a very strong, loving, and caring individual, although we have not met, I love the stories I have heard about you and Randy from Joyce. He was a very loving husband, friend, father, and son to all that knew him. Continue to be the “rock” that you children can depend on and also continue to be the woman that you are. You are forever in my prayers.
I and my LAPD Re-enactment team from Germany regret the tragic death of Randy dearly and mourn with you. We wish you for the future all love and property.
With the best greetings,
Jörg.E
# Lyric Joseph-Armstrongon 18 Aug 2008 at 11:11 am
As always, I love you all. I am glad to know that you are finding ways to keep “Uncle” Randy’s name and wishes alive. I know that “Uncle” Randy “found a good thing” when he found you.
Shawn and I think of you and your family quite often. It was a pleasure seeing you and Randy weekly when we were members of Glory. We pray that you are doing well and we hope to see you soon. Please know that we love you guys.
I am so HAPPY that you are keeping Randy’s memory alive on this website! He was such a Special Guy! I initially met Randy when he was working Pacific Division (Venice) way back when. I am a Realtor and there I was one day in Oakwood on Broadway Avenue knocking on my clients front door who wasn’t answering, even though we had scheduled an appointment to sign an Escrow amendment at that time. As I kept knocking and getting annoyed that they weren’t answering, up rolls Randy and his Partner. They stopped and got out of their car and the first thing Randy said to me was “Is everything okay?” I remember it like it was yesterday because my reply to Randy was “everything would be fine if these people would just answer the damm door and sign this escrow amendment so it can close Escrow”, Randy laughed and said “he didn’t think they would be signing it for awhile because he had just finished booking them both in jail and came back to see if they could catch the son”. Randy was in the beginning of his career days back then, and Oakwood was a little rougher back then, so Randy immediately began telling me that “Oakwood was no place for a pretty white girl to be knocking on doors alone”…
From that day on, Randy became my personal babysitter when I was in Oakwood and we became fast friends. I was dating an Officer from another Division at that time and once Randy found that out, I was “family”. You and I actually met at Friday’s in the Marina the night that you and Randy met! I remember Randy stopping by my Office a couple of weeks after that night saying “he was in love” - and he truly was! Back in those days, I think Randy and I were the only Dallas Cowboy fans around since they hadn’t even won a game in seasons, let alone anything else. Randy was such a special and geninue human being! We would run into one another now and then over the years and he was always the same Randy, that big smile and that unbelievable sense of humor! I am just so happy that he found you that night and you made his life so Happy!!! He truly was a happy guy and he found everything in you (and more) that he used to talk about finding one day! I thought about that as I stood at Holy Cross looking over at you and the kids, thinking that Randy had found exactly what he wanted, and used to always say “didn’t exist”. Strangely enough, I had been in a very uncomfortable pair of heeled shoes from 8:30am until 5:pm when the Holy Cross service began, and it was that thought of Randy truly being blessed in finding you and the life you gave him that made me forget all about my throbbing feet! You are a truly special lady and one who will blessed many times over for the love and support you gave to Randy! I will always remember Randy and his big heart, and his compassion for others, and I know that he’s sitting on that 50 yard line at every Dallas Cowboys game guiding them to the Superbowl this year!
I am truly saddened to learn of the death of your husband and father. I didn’t hear about it until today up in Seattle as I was reading an article on the internet about LAPD SWAT. Your husband was a very inspiring man. I have the utmost respect and admiration for the service he has provided to not just Los Angeles but to the rest of the citizens and his fellow officers all over the nation as well. Thank you for sharing his wonderful life with us on this website.
I met Randy @ Central when I was a staff w/one of the department’s juvenile programs. Our common was about the children of the community. When Randy was killed, I was in the Sheriff’s Academy and would never have able to attend the funeral if my staff was not invited to be part of the staff in the funeral details. Our class was the one from the academy who attended. We were all priviledged to have attended.
I have few friends who are SWAT officers who worked with Randy, I feel their pain. I am keeping prayer for all SWAT officers who go out for calls.
Your husband had made a huge impact on my classmates. Randy was a giant of a man. He has mesmerized everyone who have heard of or knows him.
You and all of us have been blessed to be a part of his life. My prayer and thoughts are with your family for always.
# Zonthia (Peaches) Harveyon 02 Dec 2008 at 7:30 am
Hey Cousin Lisa I am so sorry to hear about the lost of your husband. I knopw you loved him dearly. I luv you dearly, I just wish I had the opportunity to have met him, but I know just by knowing you and the kids I am going to see RANDY in all of you . Please take care and I hopes to see you all real soon I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH !!!!! GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS Cousin Peaches
We are looking forward to seeing you on Sunday and celebrating Randys Legacy!!
I can’t believe it is almost a year since we lost Randy…..but the Good Lord
has him in his loving arms now..we know that! See ya soon!
With love,
Steve and Jeri Gomez
I just wanted to send my love and support to you and your family. You may hear and read countless accounts of the way Randy positively effected so many people, but believe it or not, that is just a small sample of the people he touched without even knowing it (like me). I remember being a young LAPD officer, in pretty decent shape, then seeing Randy at the Academy and thinking to myself, THAT IS WHAT A POLICE OFFICER IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE. He had an incredible uniform presence. I wish I could explain to you the way his presence made other officers feel…The situation could have been a complete mess, but you saw Randy and Hart show up, it was like the real LAPD is here now…. we can get this mess straightened out….
My prayers are with you and your family…. I thank God for loaning us an angel like Randy and thank you for sharing him with the rest of us….
I am so pleased to find this site, which I hope will serve as living memorial to a great officer. I remember seeing Ofc. Simmons on the series LAPD: Life on the Beat. I was so impressed with his professional attitude, I strived,prayed, worked hard and succeded in becoming a police officer in Atlanta Ga.
I was in the academy when Ofc. Simmons was called home, but his spirit will continue to live in scores of us who wear the uniform near and far.
I am so sorry for your loss one year later. But thank you, because for the time Ofc. Simmons was here,he was the motivation some of us needed to take that step into this career.
Rest in peace and please watch over us Officer Simmons……..Thank you
From what I saw on the news Randall Simmons gave so much to so many.
I was deeply touched by his life story.
God bless you and your family.
Mytoya Pritchett
IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR FAMILY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER RANDY D. SIMMONS. OUR BROTHER IN CHRIST. THE HOLY BIBLE SAYS “MANY ARE CALLED, BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN.” THANK YOU JESUS CHRIST FOR CHOSING A HOLY GHOST FILLED, SERVANT OF GOD, HUSBAND OF LISA, FATHER OF TWO, A FRIEND OF MANY, AND A CO-WORKER OF OVER 9,000 LOS ANGELES POLICE OFFICERS. RANDY AND FAMILY WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS, AND IN OUR MINDS FOREVER AND EVER.
LISA, ALWAYS REMEMBER, “TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY IS TO BE PRESENT WITH THE LORD.” YOUR WONDERFUL HUSBAND REACHED THE ULTIMATE GOAL. WHICH WAS TO BE WITH THE LORD OUR GOD. TOUCH DOWN!
LOVE, PEACE, AND JOY IN THE HOLY SPRIT.
BY, LEONARD F. DELPIT (DELPIT@JUNO.COM)
This is so wonderful.
Love you all,
Tanya
This is just beautiful.
Love you very much,
Tiffany
Dear Mrs. Simmons:
I’m saddened by your husband’s death and the hole that his passing has left in the fabric of our great city.? He was an exemplar of humanity.
The loss of a spouse and a co-parent is unfathomable.? I grieve for you and your children.? May Randy’s memory be a blessing and a comfort to you, Gabrielle and Matthew.
May G-d’s blessing be upon you and your children.
Sincerely yours,
S. Hayman and Family
(received from email)
I read an Chinese article about Mr. Simmons today and decided to read more in English. I was moved by what he has done to the society and feel sad for the loss of such a noble person, as so many people saved and touched by his arms and heart. I am sure his story will continue to inspire a lot of people, regardless of culture or religion. May this great man rest in peace. Liu
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THIS WEBSITE IT IS GREAT.
Lisa I did’nt have a chance to give you a big ol hug on that Friday but know that Kim and I were there for you with our hearts. I love this web site and will show my friends. Remembering Randy will always keep me humble because he is a roll model for humility. I miss seeing you all and look forward to future events,” so hopefully we can dance alot of the stresses away”. Kim and I love you all like family and keep you in our daily prayers. God bless.
Sean
Lisa,
i just bought you a card last night, to express our heartfelt gratitude for the family that we witnessed you building with your husband over the past decade. you are an exceptional wife. i adore how you took his busy schedule and made time for Randy, and the kids to enjoy Hawaii and even a karate match. i will visit with you soon.
thank you for this website, it is a blessing to the young folks that loved Randy that are out of state in college.
i am very proud of working alongside Randy taking blood pressures for the families that he so deeply cared for. the nurses at ucla also send their condolences. i will be around to support Matt for his upcoming football season. until i see you again, God was always in your family, and that’s what’s so admirable about .
i will see you soon. deep love, and peace…carolyn
Lisa,
Don and I have you and Gaby and Mathew in our thoughts daily. Thank you for creating this website. We will call soon.
Don and Charinda Harris
If ever a man conveyed what Christianity is, it was expressed by your pastor Alton Trimble, and exemplified in the life of this fine man. What a testimony and tribute to what Jesus means in our short and fragile lives. God bless.
Hey Lisa. I’m glad that there is a website to honor the memory of the man of God. So many people ask how they can donate to his life’s work…the outreach to the community, and now I can direct them here.
I’m so glad to have worked with Randy from the beginning of Glory Kids and for many years as the graphic artist for the team, and briefly as site leader for the Grandees, and Avalon Gardens. I have never met a more Christ-like person in all my years as a believer. His hunger and thirst for the things of God was truly amazing. His passion for reaching unbelievers always encouraged me to step up my walk.
Life lesson learned: Only what you do for Christ will last.
Hello Fellow “Good Neighbor”,
I saw the article on our internal State Farm website. I remember seeing his tragic loss on the news. You have a beautiful family, your husband has a gorgeous smile, you have had so many blessings in your life. May you find comfort in all the wonderful memories you shared and all the lives that your family has touched. True heros are few and far between. Randall is a true hero and an inspiration. Thank you for selflessly sharing your pain and joy with the world. God Bless!
Lisa,
I was there the night Randy was murdered and his loss cast in iron my resolve to carry on in his footsteps. I was chosen to be in the first SWAT school since his death and will try with all of my might to walk in his shadow. “The claw” leads me through the the training days and gives me the strength to do things I never thought possible. I will try thougout my days to live up to his example and carry the tradition in his name. Long live 41 David……..
Dear Lisa,
I’m so happy to have come upon your website by mistake in looking up something completely different. This was a blessing to me. Your husband was truly a Amazing Blessed man from everything that I have read and my son has shared with me. Thank You Lisa from the bottom of my heart and soul, because of Randy, my oldest son G.D. has start attending church with me. I have prayed for a long time for him, that he would start receiving the Lord. I’m so deeply sorry for the lose of your wonderful husband he was a true Godly man sent to you. It makes me so happy to see that a family that prays together stays togerther. May God Bless you and your lovely children always.
Mother of L.A.P.D Swat Officer……
Hi Ms. Dobine,
Thank You for your expression of sympathy. I know for a fact that Randy’s life was not taken in vain. Many souls have been save, lives changed and good works done as a result of his death. I will continue to pray for you and G.D. You have a remarkable son and I know that God is going to use him in a mighty way.
Love and Blessing!
I’m at a lost for words as to how I should begin this note… The Life of Randy really spoke to me, he was someone I grew up watching on TV and he lived in a manner which anyman can look up to. I’m 23 years old,from Arlington,VA (close to Washington,DC) and I’ve been a fan and supporter of LAPD and LAPD SWAT for 13 years. As a young white american I feel that the Life and now Legacy of Randal Simmons has impacted and will continue to impact the Los Angeles community, from black america to white america and even all races around the globe for a long time.. Any decent person or anyone in search of guidance through life, those seeking to become law enforcement,or those just trying to do good with their lives,that they now have such an incredible source of inspiration that lies within Randy’s story. As far as the football portion of his life,as a Redskins fan I can only read so much into the Dallas Cowboys story!, but no matter who you are,what you do,how much you make, there’s an underlying theme in Randy’s life that any man can grasp and respect, believe in and appreciate. From football to police work, from LAPD to LA community, being the kind of family man he was and so on. LAPD SWAT means best of the best, best of the US and world. I have a youtube account full of episode segments from the late 90’s TV show LAPD:Life on the Beat, SWAT is featured throughout the series’ 4 year filming. When Randy passed I had one video uploaded to my youtube page that featured him doing a nightime SWAT raid in South LA. When I heard the news mention his name that day I rushed to my account to make sure that I was thinking of the same man. I was right, and so I passed the link around to people online in a buletin i made on myspace so people could know what happened and also see the man in action during one of many “Simmons Productions” About 4 days later Fox Reality Channel,the network that airs re-runs of Life on the Beat, they re-played that same show with an EndOfWatch memorial graphic with Randy’s picture on the screen both before and after the episode. As the weeks passed I kept an eye out for anymore episodes with SWAT, specifically with Randy. Ultimately, 2 more aired within a few weeks time. All 3 episodes can be found on my youtube site,which currently has been re-designed with a Nat’l Police Week theme. The site is located at http://www.youtube.com/novapj The world has heard so much about SWAT Officer Simmons, My goal is for as many people as possible to see the man at work. ” It’s not how Randy died that made him a hero (although it was very heroic) it was how he lived” The day by day lifestyle both in the community and at home in addition to being in a SWAT truck. For Washington DC during National Police week, we welcome LAPD and we too also miss Randy. I’ll be attending as many of the events this coming week as possible. Hope to see alot of LAPD there. Take care and God bless.
- Jeff Costlow
Arlington,VA
I Thank God Randy has a Wife like you, holding up your husband legecy up like this, I knew Randy from Fairfax High he was a senior and I was a freshman and scared; he would say hold your head up and smile!!! since that day i knew he was special, I would see him here and there around the city, just one of God’s warrriors. Randy, will always be in my heart and I can’t wait to visit the restaurant……God Bless you and your family.
Kim B.
GOD HAS BLESSED ALL OF US TO HAVE KNOWN RANDY. RANDY HAD BEEN APART OF OUR LIVES SINCE JUNE 1997. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 11 YEARS IN JUNE 2008. HE WAS A KIND, GENEROUS, THOUGHTFUL, GOD FEARING, GOOD-HEARTED PERSON. HE HAD THIS SPECIAL LOVE FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THE KIDS HE CALLED HIS OWN “THE GLORY KIDS.”THANK GOD FOR BLESSING MY FAMILY & I, TO HAVE BEEN THE FIRST FAMILY ON WHAT WE CALL”THE BIG BUS” FROM GLORY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL (G.C.F.I.). THE KIDS WOULD SCREAM “THE GLORY KIDS BUS!” AS RANDY DROVE DOWN THE STREET. WE ALL LOVE RANDY VERY MUCH AND WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE HIM IN OUR HEARTS. THANKS TO LISA HIS WIFE,WHO STOOD BY HIM AS HE SHARED HIS LOVE AND PRAYERS TO SO MANY.
Hello Lisa and family,
I know what it is like to lose a father, so I know what your children are going through and to lose that very special person in your life who is so generous with himself, my heart goes out to you. I have prayed for you and your family on a daily basis and I know that my prayers have been answered. You are a very strong, loving, and caring individual, although we have not met, I love the stories I have heard about you and Randy from Joyce. He was a very loving husband, friend, father, and son to all that knew him. Continue to be the “rock” that you children can depend on and also continue to be the woman that you are. You are forever in my prayers.
Dear family Simmons,
I and my LAPD Re-enactment team from Germany regret the tragic death of Randy dearly and mourn with you. We wish you for the future all love and property.
With the best greetings,
Jörg.E
As always, I love you all. I am glad to know that you are finding ways to keep “Uncle” Randy’s name and wishes alive. I know that “Uncle” Randy “found a good thing” when he found you.
Many prayers and a bunch of love.
Lyric
Shawn and I think of you and your family quite often. It was a pleasure seeing you and Randy weekly when we were members of Glory. We pray that you are doing well and we hope to see you soon. Please know that we love you guys.
Hi Lisa…
I am so HAPPY that you are keeping Randy’s memory alive on this website! He was such a Special Guy! I initially met Randy when he was working Pacific Division (Venice) way back when. I am a Realtor and there I was one day in Oakwood on Broadway Avenue knocking on my clients front door who wasn’t answering, even though we had scheduled an appointment to sign an Escrow amendment at that time. As I kept knocking and getting annoyed that they weren’t answering, up rolls Randy and his Partner. They stopped and got out of their car and the first thing Randy said to me was “Is everything okay?” I remember it like it was yesterday because my reply to Randy was “everything would be fine if these people would just answer the damm door and sign this escrow amendment so it can close Escrow”, Randy laughed and said “he didn’t think they would be signing it for awhile because he had just finished booking them both in jail and came back to see if they could catch the son”. Randy was in the beginning of his career days back then, and Oakwood was a little rougher back then, so Randy immediately began telling me that “Oakwood was no place for a pretty white girl to be knocking on doors alone”…
From that day on, Randy became my personal babysitter when I was in Oakwood and we became fast friends. I was dating an Officer from another Division at that time and once Randy found that out, I was “family”. You and I actually met at Friday’s in the Marina the night that you and Randy met! I remember Randy stopping by my Office a couple of weeks after that night saying “he was in love” - and he truly was! Back in those days, I think Randy and I were the only Dallas Cowboy fans around since they hadn’t even won a game in seasons, let alone anything else. Randy was such a special and geninue human being! We would run into one another now and then over the years and he was always the same Randy, that big smile and that unbelievable sense of humor! I am just so happy that he found you that night and you made his life so Happy!!! He truly was a happy guy and he found everything in you (and more) that he used to talk about finding one day! I thought about that as I stood at Holy Cross looking over at you and the kids, thinking that Randy had found exactly what he wanted, and used to always say “didn’t exist”. Strangely enough, I had been in a very uncomfortable pair of heeled shoes from 8:30am until 5:pm when the Holy Cross service began, and it was that thought of Randy truly being blessed in finding you and the life you gave him that made me forget all about my throbbing feet! You are a truly special lady and one who will blessed many times over for the love and support you gave to Randy! I will always remember Randy and his big heart, and his compassion for others, and I know that he’s sitting on that 50 yard line at every Dallas Cowboys game guiding them to the Superbowl this year!
I am truly saddened to learn of the death of your husband and father. I didn’t hear about it until today up in Seattle as I was reading an article on the internet about LAPD SWAT. Your husband was a very inspiring man. I have the utmost respect and admiration for the service he has provided to not just Los Angeles but to the rest of the citizens and his fellow officers all over the nation as well. Thank you for sharing his wonderful life with us on this website.
I met Randy @ Central when I was a staff w/one of the department’s juvenile programs. Our common was about the children of the community. When Randy was killed, I was in the Sheriff’s Academy and would never have able to attend the funeral if my staff was not invited to be part of the staff in the funeral details. Our class was the one from the academy who attended. We were all priviledged to have attended.
I have few friends who are SWAT officers who worked with Randy, I feel their pain. I am keeping prayer for all SWAT officers who go out for calls.
Your husband had made a huge impact on my classmates. Randy was a giant of a man. He has mesmerized everyone who have heard of or knows him.
You and all of us have been blessed to be a part of his life. My prayer and thoughts are with your family for always.
Hey Cousin Lisa I am so sorry to hear about the lost of your husband. I knopw you loved him dearly. I luv you dearly, I just wish I had the opportunity to have met him, but I know just by knowing you and the kids I am going to see RANDY in all of you . Please take care and I hopes to see you all real soon I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH !!!!! GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS Cousin Peaches
Hi Lisa,
We are looking forward to seeing you on Sunday and celebrating Randys Legacy!!
I can’t believe it is almost a year since we lost Randy…..but the Good Lord
has him in his loving arms now..we know that! See ya soon!
With love,
Steve and Jeri Gomez
Lisa, Matthew and Gabrielle ~
Not a day goes by…
Randy Walker
I just wanted to send my love and support to you and your family. You may hear and read countless accounts of the way Randy positively effected so many people, but believe it or not, that is just a small sample of the people he touched without even knowing it (like me). I remember being a young LAPD officer, in pretty decent shape, then seeing Randy at the Academy and thinking to myself, THAT IS WHAT A POLICE OFFICER IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE. He had an incredible uniform presence. I wish I could explain to you the way his presence made other officers feel…The situation could have been a complete mess, but you saw Randy and Hart show up, it was like the real LAPD is here now…. we can get this mess straightened out….
My prayers are with you and your family…. I thank God for loaning us an angel like Randy and thank you for sharing him with the rest of us….
God Bless,
Charlie
Mrs. Simmons…
I am so pleased to find this site, which I hope will serve as living memorial to a great officer. I remember seeing Ofc. Simmons on the series LAPD: Life on the Beat. I was so impressed with his professional attitude, I strived,prayed, worked hard and succeded in becoming a police officer in Atlanta Ga.
I was in the academy when Ofc. Simmons was called home, but his spirit will continue to live in scores of us who wear the uniform near and far.
I am so sorry for your loss one year later. But thank you, because for the time Ofc. Simmons was here,he was the motivation some of us needed to take that step into this career.
Rest in peace and please watch over us Officer Simmons……..Thank you
From what I saw on the news Randall Simmons gave so much to so many.
I was deeply touched by his life story.
God bless you and your family.
Mytoya Pritchett
IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR FAMILY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER RANDY D. SIMMONS. OUR BROTHER IN CHRIST. THE HOLY BIBLE SAYS “MANY ARE CALLED, BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN.” THANK YOU JESUS CHRIST FOR CHOSING A HOLY GHOST FILLED, SERVANT OF GOD, HUSBAND OF LISA, FATHER OF TWO, A FRIEND OF MANY, AND A CO-WORKER OF OVER 9,000 LOS ANGELES POLICE OFFICERS. RANDY AND FAMILY WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS, AND IN OUR MINDS FOREVER AND EVER.
LISA, ALWAYS REMEMBER, “TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY IS TO BE PRESENT WITH THE LORD.” YOUR WONDERFUL HUSBAND REACHED THE ULTIMATE GOAL. WHICH WAS TO BE WITH THE LORD OUR GOD. TOUCH DOWN!
LOVE, PEACE, AND JOY IN THE HOLY SPRIT.
BY, LEONARD F. DELPIT (DELPIT@JUNO.COM)