Randolph M. Peters ’86

Randy, a genial family doctor and swing dancer, died from emergency surgery for an incarcerated hernia in Pittsburgh Jan. 9, 2025, one day before his 60th birthday.

Randy grew up in Jamaica, N.Y., attending Archbishop Molloy High School before coming to Princeton, where he majored in biology while practicing with the Karate Club and riding with the local ambulance service. His senior thesis explored the challenges of efficiently allocating mobile intensive care units in Mercer County.

After studying internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Randy moved to Pittsburgh, where he practiced family medicine, eventually becoming the medical director of employee health services at Allegheny Health Network.

Outside of work he devoted himself to a lifelong study of American Sign Language because it allowed him to converse with the deaf community. He was an avid swing dancer who was well-versed in the different styles from the East and West coasts. Along the way, his interest in religion deepened as he joined the Religious Society of Friends while also teaching Sunday School at Calvary Episcopal Church.

To his wife, Bonnie Gillis, his daughter, Eva, and everyone who enjoyed his gentle goodwill and camaraderie, the Class of 1986 extends its deepest condolences.