Randolph Jay Stauffer

Randolph Jay Stauffer, 76, of Waverly, died Saturday at VNA Hospice, Community Medical Center. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Jeanette Nyce Stauffer.

Born in Reading, he was the son of the late William E. and Esther Gillette Stauffer and was a graduate of Boyertown High School, class of 1953. After earning his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Syracuse University, he served active duty in the Army in Germany for two years. Upon his return, he began his architectural career at Everett Associates in Allentown for four years, after which he moved to the Scranton area to join the firm of GSGSB, formerly known as Gilboy Associates, as architectural partner and later as president. Through its offices in Clarks Summit and New York, the firm served a variety of national and international clients. Randy was principal in charge of many department stores, shopping centers, schools, housing projects, industrial buildings, corporate headquarters, public projects for the state and federal governments and many Navy projects. Randy was an active member of the American Institute of Architects for many years, serving as president of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter in 1969 and president of the Pennsylvania Society of Architects in 1975. He was elected Pennsylvania regional director on the National Board of the AIA in Washington, D.C., from 1976-1979. He was a former member of Elkview Country Club, Scranton Country Club, Waverly Club and the Scranton Club. Randy will always be remembered for his passion for fine wine and dining, and spent the summers enjoying the birds and the flowers in his glorious gardens.

He is also survived by two daughters and three grandchildren, Beth Stauffer Shaw and husband, Geoffrey, and granddaughter, Brianna Jeanette Shinn, Clarks Summit; and Romy Stauffer Boll and husband, Richard, and grandchildren, Sydney Elizabeth and Kyle Patrick, Arlington, Va.; his sister, Judith Kelly and her husband, Hugh, Gilbertsville; seven nieces and nephews; and 12 great-nieces and great-nephews.

A memorial service celebrating Randy's life will be held at the Waverly United Methodist Church, 103 Church St., Waverly, on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Friends may call on Wednesday, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Interment will be private in Clarks Green Cemetery, Clarks Green. For directions or to send an online condolence, visit www.lawrencee youngfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Waverly Community House, P.O. Box 142, Waverly, PA 18471; or a charity of your choosing.