Randall Luther Cox (1955 - 2015) Randall Luther Cox, 59 CAMBRIDGE - Randall Luther Cox, optimist, architect and artist, Sudoku fanatic, and master of the bad joke, passed away peacefully at home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on April 10, 2015. Randy was curious about everything that came in front of him. He always wanted to learn about new things and explore new places. He loved to draw and was happiest with a pen or a marker in his hand. Randy was honest, modest, kind, and intrepid. He liked to end his conversations with, "Have fun." Randy was born on August 18, 1955, in Richmond, Kentucky, to Dorothy (Davis) and the late William Cox. He was raised in Clyde, Ohio. Randy is survived by his beloved wife, Susan Theresa Caulfield, his sons, Benjamin Caulfield Cox and Andrew Nathan Cox, his loving sisters, Dorothy Cox and her husband, Adolfo Cabral, Ellen Craig and her husband, Robert, and Louann Cruze and her husband, Bari, and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. He married Susan in 1989 and they have lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, since that time. Randy served in the 18th Airborne Corps of the United States Army as a journalist. He was a graduate of the Boston Architectural College. His career focused on many public housing projects, including Orchard Gardens in Boston. Randy most recently worked as a Senior Associate and Senior Project Manager at ICON Architecture, where his projects included the rebuilding of Maverick Landing in East Boston, Washington Beech in Roslindale, and the design of Putnam Green in Cambridge. Diagnosed with colon cancer in 2011, his natural curiosity and desire to help others led Randy to learn as much as he could about the disease. Instead of being passive, he became active. He joined with the Colon Cancer Alliance, the Angiogenesis Foundation, and Fight Colorectal Cancer to serve as a patient representative on panels, volunteer at events, and lobby Congress for change. His mission was not only to find the best treatment for himself, but to be a guide for others in the treatment process, and to assist those who were researching cures. Randy attacked his illness with knowledge and humor, relishing the sweet that came with the bitter. He liked to say, "No one ever told me I looked good until my diagnosis." Randy's illness gave him time to more fully pursue his interest in creating art, to travel and explore new places, and to spend more time with his family. He told his sister of his last years, "Except for my illness, this is the happiest time of my life." A celebration of Randy's life will take place Tuesday, April 21st, at 3:00 p.m. in Bigelow Chapel at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge. Burial will be private. Randy loved bright colors and we encourage you to wear them to the service. The family asks that in honor of Randy you go on an adventure or try something new. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to: The Lisa Fund - Fight Colorectal Cancer http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/do-something/support-research/lisa-fund/ Doctors Without Borders http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/