Randal Lee Later was born on February 5, 1963, and passed peacefully into the loving arms of our Savior Jesus Christ and his parents on December 6, 2023.

Randy was born in Culver City, California to Jack and Diane Later. He spent most of his life growing up in Santa Monica and he was proud of his hometown. He was adored and spoiled by his parents and family growing up. He often told stories of family get-togethers at their cabin in California, playing football at Santa Monica High School, Pickle Bills, and adventures he had with his cousins and other family members.

He was proud to be part of the Santa Monica police force, a sheriff, and then his dream job as an Investigator for the county of Los Angeles. He also had many stories about his career he loved to share.

In his first marriage, he gained a beautiful daughter, Samantha, whom he loved and cherished.  He loved raising her, being part of her life and enjoyed attending her extracurricular activities from childhood through adulthood.

On July 16, 2016, in the sacred halls of the Los Angeles LDS temple, he was sealed for all time and eternity to the love of his life, Patti—a moment that would forever be one of the happiest days in their lives. He gained three more children through that marriage, Joe, Hannah, and Phoebe. He never thought of them as stepchildren, but as his bonus children, and he loved them dearly. He also loved being a grandpa to Brady, Logan, and Weslie.

Leaving Santa Monica was hard for him; but he loved living in Utah, especially the mountains and the snow.

Randy was a spur-of-the-moment, adventurous guy. He also loved to snow ski in his younger years.  He made friends wherever he went and was gifted with the exceptional ability to make people feel comfortable and cared for. Randy was a great mentor to many people.  He was genuine, caring, kind and would drop everything to serve others. He had the craziest stories and loved to tell them.  Randy was loved by so many people; children gravitated to him and he wanted to adopt every animal he saw.

Randy was an active member of his community and served on the HOA board.  He also served in many different capacities for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. His favorite calling was being the Boy Scout Leader of Santa Monica 1st Ward.  He loved everything about the church: the gospel, the people, serving others, but he especially loved God, and our Savior Jesus Christ. He honored those who served in the military, police officers, and firefighters.

Words cannot express the pain and sorrow we have at his loss. One comfort we have is that he passed peacefully in his sleep and that we will be able to be together again.

Randy is survived by his wife, Patricia; his children, Samantha Caldwell Later, Joseph (Alex) Parker; Hannah (David) Muñoz; Phoebe Parker and by his three grandchildren, Brady, Logan, and Weslie Parker. He is preceded in death by his parents Jack & Diane Later.

A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at the LDS Somerset Ward, 2981 East 1660 South, Spanish Fork, UT 84660. Family and friends may attend a visitation on Monday, December 11, 2023 at the church from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and again from 9:45-10:45 a.m. prior to services on Tuesday.

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