Randal B. Covin Obituary (1962 - 2020)

Randal B. Covin, age 58 of Portland, Oregon, passed away unexpectedly on August 17, 2020. Randy was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 11, 1962. He was beloved by his family and loved and respected by his friends and colleagues for his intelligence, integrity and compassion. Growing up in St. Louis Park, he was cherished by a loving and supportive family along with a group of wonderful life-long friends. He was a great athlete and played hockey, tennis, football and baseball. He also had a love of music and old black and white movies. Randy graduated from St. Louis Park High School in 1980, and later attended the University of Minnesota where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1984 and his MD in 1988. After graduating from medical school, he did residencies and fellowships in both pulmonary medicine and pathology. He was an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and also the Medical Director at the Blood Bank of Hawaii for a number of years. Recently, he became Medical Director at the American Red Cross in Portland, Oregon. He will be remembered and missed by his family and friends for his kindness, wit and gentle and loving nature. Randy was preceded in death by his grandparents, Abraham and Sally Kapel, and Alta and William Covin. He is survived by his parents, Alan and Annalee; his brother Mark; his nieces and nephews, Steven Covin, Tony Covin, Rafe Covin and Marisse Covin; and his aunts and uncles, Neil and Ann Covin, Larry and Rita Covin, Sandy Covin and Mike Kapel. Zoom funeral services 11:00 a.m FRIDAY August 21st. Zoom SHIVA will be 6:00 p.m. Saturday August 22nd. For the zoom link for both the funeral and Shiva email zoom1@hodroffepstein.com In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the American Red Cross. --