Celebrating the life of
Lois Gill Rand
Passed away on August 31, 2018
Lois Gill Rand, of the Landings in Savannah, Georgia, passed away on Friday, August 31st at the age of 77 surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren. Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Lois and her husband Ken lived for 28 years in Bernardsville, New Jersey, where they raised their family. Lois was the Founder and President of the American Credit Bureau, a small locally owned business. An outstanding leader with a focus on progressing women’s involvement in politics, she was the NJ Deputy Director of Travel and Tourism under the Tom Kean Administration, hosted a television show called Rand About Jersey, and was the first woman to run in the Republican primary for governor in the state of New Jersey. Lois was also an alumna of Wilson College, where she was an enthusiastic member of their Board.
Loyal and generous, Lois was a master entertainer and cook. She and her husband Ken often threw gourmet dinner parties and hosted fun, laughter filled weekends with family and friends at their lake house in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey. She stayed active by playing tennis, paddle tennis, water skiing and racing sailboats and traveled extensively abroad with her husband and friends, visiting most European countries. For over forty-five years, she enjoyed spending time with friends and family at the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club and the Roxiticus golf club.
Lois’s vibrant spirit will live on through her family. She is survived by her loving husband of over 54 years, Kenneth R. Rand Jr. of Savannah, Georgia, daughter, Wendy L. Rand of Park City, Utah, son, Kenneth R. Rand III, daughter in-law, Lynn Hendricks Rand and grandchildren Hadley Rand, and Kenneth R. Rand IV (Kip) of Mendham, New Jersey. She was predeceased by her mother, Viola Valentine Gill, father Charles Wilson Gill, Sr., and three brothers, Wilson, Roger and David Gill.
Interment will be held at St. Bernard’s Church in Bernardsville, New Jersey. Services will be held at a later date at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on Skidaway Island in Savannah, Georgia.
Flowers can be sent to Gallaway and Crane Funeral Home at 101 South Finley Avenue, Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920.
To the Rand family, may good memories provide solace for your family during these most difficult times. God has assured us that we will see our loved ones again “John 5:28,29” and “John 17:3”
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I’m so sorry for the loss of your dear loved one. May the God of All comfort give you a measure of comfort through the many prayers in your behalf (2Corinthians 1: 3, 4; Revelation 21: 3, 4).
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May God sustain you at this time of such great loss (2Cor1:3 my thaughts and prayers are with you and your family
- Dorothy, Dacula Ga,
My sincere condolences to Ken and your family. While it has been a long and difficult struggle, it is never easy to say good by. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
- {Pete Stukenberg, Savannah, GA.
Our heartfelt and deepest sympathy to the Rand family for the loss of your dear loved one, John 5:28,29
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To the Rand family, may good memories provide solace for your family during these most difficult times. God has assured us that we will see our loved ones again “John 5:28,29” and “John 17:3”
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I’m so sorry for the loss of your dear loved one. May the God of All comfort give you a measure of comfort through the many prayers in your behalf (2Corinthians 1: 3, 4; Revelation 21: 3, 4).
- F. F, ,
May God sustain you at this time of such great loss (2Cor1:3 my thaughts and prayers are with you and your family
- Dorothy, Dacula Ga,
My sincere condolences to Ken and your family. While it has been a long and difficult struggle, it is never easy to say good by. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
- {Pete Stukenberg, Savannah, GA.
Our heartfelt and deepest sympathy to the Rand family for the loss of your dear loved one, John 5:28,29
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Services under the direction of:
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
912-352-7200
