Randi VEIE ROSVOLL

1928 - 2012  (84 years)

• Name	Randi VEIE ROSVOLL
  Birth	26 Apr 1928	Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Aug 2012	Georgia
  Burial	Norway
  Notes	Arrived in the U.S. on 30 Aug 1953 from Oslo. Got her M.D. degree from George Washington University, 1957. She interned at the Washington Hospital Center, and did her residency at New England Deaconess Hospital in 1961 and George Washington University Hospital in 1962. Naturalized as a U.S. citizen on 19 Jun 1961 in Boston where she resided at the time. Physician (pathology, hematology) in Atlanta. No children. ROSVOLL, Randi RANDI VEIE ROSVOLL Randi Veie Rosvoll died peacefully on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at her home in Atlanta, Georgia, surrounded by family members. Randi was born in Trondheim, Norway on April 26, 1928, where she grew up with parents, Margit, b. Næss and Alv Veie Rosvoll, her big brother, Bjørn and her younger twin brothers, Tor and Odd. Being the only girl was not easy in the WWII and postwar era in Norway. Boys were expected to get an education and girls were expected to get married and take care of a family. Randi's dream was to become a nurse, but after high school, as her brothers pursued higher education, she got a job as a telephone operator. In 1949, her mother's cousin, Myrtle Grande and her husband, Dr. Theodore Winship, who had no children of their own, invited her to stay with them in Washington DC and go to college. She completed undergrad studies at the American University with distinction and continued her education at George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, where she obtained a M.D. degree in 1957 and specialized in pathology, like Theodore Winship. She was one among only 5 women to graduate. After her residency and internship, she was hired by Emory University in 1963 as a pathologist at Grady Memorial Hospital. She worked the remainder of her career for the Clinical Laboratories at Emory University Hospital. In addition, she worked a few years for New England Deaconess Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the early 1970s. She worked in Saudi-Arabia as a consultant with the Arabian American Oil Company as well. Randi has taught at Harvard, Georgia State and Emory University Medical School. She produced numerous publications and manuals, and participated in a number of national organizations, most effectively with the American Association of Blood Banks, where she served as an Inspector, Area Chairwoman, National Vice Chairwoman and National Chairwoman. She belonged to 13 different scientific societies. Randi served as the president of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniels of the South, and she is also past president of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniels U.S.A. She was a lifetime member. Randi loved her dogs and has had 8 Cavaliers. Randi never married but was surrounded by a huge family. Inspired by her own experience with the Winship family, she brought all of her nieces and 1 nephew from Norway to attend college. One niece still lives in Atlanta with her husband and 4 children. More than 40 family members gathered at her grandparents' farm every year when she returned to Norway. She was the matriarch of the family, a spot that will be hard to fill. Her care for others and the tendency to spoil us all rotten, being a best friend, enjoying some wine and small-talk in front of a warm fire, not to mention extravagant parties "made from scratch" are what many remember so well about our Randi. She would not pass up any challenge, and charged forward full force. After a lifetime of perpetual motion abroad, her final resting place will be in Norway. Randi is survived by her brother, Odd Veie Rosvoll, nieces and nephews: Brit & Bengt, Knut & Eli, Anne, Nina & Tom, Vigdis & Lars, Stein & Randi, Erik & Vibeke, Bjørn & Hilde, Per Frithjof & Ingunn, Jørgen, Bernt, and 30+ "grand and great-grand children". Please join the family for a celebration of Randi's life on September 8 at 1473 Rainier Falls Drive, Atlanta, GA 30329 at 4:00pm. In lieu of flowers donations to "Doctors Without Borders" would be appreciated.
  Person ID	I18622	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Alv Oscar VEIE ROSVOLL,   b. 13 May 1898, Norway d. 12 Dec 1957, Norway (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Margit NÆSS,   b. 13 Jul 1903, Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway d. 29 Jan 1983, Norway (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F13498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart