Randall Hudson Obituary

Randall Hudson was born in Burkburnett, TX on April 18, 1934. His parents were E. W. (Poodle) Hudson and Alma Grace Hudson. He joined his wife Rita in heaven on May 7, 2023. Private family services were held on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Randall married the love of his life Rita Joy Hunt on June 13, 1935. They lived in Burkburnett for their 62 years of marriage. Randall was an active member of First Baptist Church in Burkburnett where he served as a Sunday School teacher and was a member of the Men's Bible Class. He was also active in the Burkburnett community. He served on the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and was a charter member of the Boomtown Jaycees. He had various careers. As a young man he worked at his family's taxi stand and dry cleaners in downtown Burkburnett. He was manager/operator of Boomtown Bowl where he taught bowling lessons, especially to his oldest two children. Then he opened Quality Cleaners, a family run business. He ended his career as owner/operator of Hunt Supply after 31 years, retiring in 2005. Randall and Rita loved to travel. Over the years they traveled to Australia & New Zealand, Tahiti, Europe (several times), Hawaii, Alaska, Aruba, several Caribbean Islands, and Costa Rica. They rode the train across Canada. Most memorable was a trip to Cozumel where they hunkered down in a windowless hotel room for several days as they rode out category 3 Hurricane Roxanne. They traveled many times to Las Vegas and Shreveport; Rita loved slots and Randall loved poker. Always the adventurer, Randall went sky diving on his 70th birthday and even bungee jumped. He built a large workshop and taught himself woodworking. He completed many incredible projects for family members. All the grandkids have wooden toys lovingly made by their Pappy. Randall was known by all as a kind and compassionate man who never met a stranger. If you knew him, you loved him. He was an avid Dallas Cowboy fan, a collector of MUCH Cowboy memorabilia and was always ready to talk about the Cowboys, in good seasons and in bad. Randall was preceded in death by his adored wife Rita, his parents, and his older brother L. E. (Dink) Hudson. He is survived by his 3 children. Dr. Ranette Halverson & husband Patrick of Wichita Falls, Martin Hudson & wife Jill of Franklin TN, and Tracy Adams & husband Charles of Burkburnett. He doted on his 6 grandchildren: Stuart Halverson, Andrew (Valerie) Halverson, Taylor (Joe) Newton, Joshua (Leah) Hudson, Leslie (Jordan) O'Boyle, and Jennifer Broadrick. He adored his 9 great grandchildren: Cadence, Corban, Randall, James, Nora Beth, Liam, Ezra, Jace and Braxton. Daddy - Pappy - we love you and will miss you every day! In lieu of flowers, friends who wish may make a donation to the Halverson Excellence at MSU Texas. Halverson Excellence Fund Computer Science Scholarship (touchnet. com)