Randall Rollins

Richard Randall Rollins (November 5, 1931 – August 17, 2020) was an American billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Rollins Inc., the US's largest pest control conglomerate.

Randall Rollins
Born(1931-11-05)November 5, 1931
Ringgold, Georgia, US
DiedAugust 17, 2020 (aged 88)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationChairman of Rollins Inc.
Net worthUS$5.1 billion (Forbes August 2020)[1]
Spouse(s)Peggy Hastings
Children5
Parent(s)O. Wayne Rollins
Grace Crum Rollins
RelativesGary Rollins (brother)
John W. Rollins (uncle)

Early life

Rollins was born on November 5, 1931,[2] the son of O. Wayne Rollins,[3] and Grace Crum Rollins.[4] Rollins was born on his grandparent's farm near Ringgold, Georgia and served in the United States Coast Guard.[5]

Career

He was also chairman of Marine Products Corporation, and RPC, Inc and a director of Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment, Inc, and Dover Motorsports.[6]

Rollins donated to various Atlanta-based organizations, including the Winship Cancer Institute; he also helped establish the Rollins School of Public Health in 1990.[7]

In August 2020, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$5.1 billion, ranking him 148 on the Forbes 400.[1]

Personal life

He was married to Peggy Hastings, and they had five children.[3][8]

His nephew, Glen Rollins, married to Danielle, is suing his father Gary Rollins and his uncle Randall Rollins, over "rightful cash allocations".[3] Glen's three siblings have all joined him in the lawsuit, as has his mother Ruthie, who filed for divorce from Gary at about the same time. Randall Rollins' five children are taking their father's and Gary's side. Glen and Danielle have also begun divorce proceedings. The family's "pest control empire" is worth about $8 billion.[3]

Rollins died on August 17, 2020, after a "brief illness", aged 88.[8]

References
  1. "Randall Rollins". Forbes. March 1, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  2. Drury L. Pifer (2001). Hanging the Moon: The Rollins Rise to Riches. University of Delaware Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-87413-744-6. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  3. O'Connor, Clare (September 29, 2014). "Inside An $8 Billion Family Feud: Who Poisoned The Orkin Fortune?". Forbes. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  4. "Grace Rollins Obituary – Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Journal-Constitution". legacy.com. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  5. R. Randall Rollins-obituary
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Tudor, Martha Anne (August 21, 2020). "Randall Rollins, 88, built a business empire". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  8. Pesta, Danielle (August 18, 2020). "IN MEMORIAM: R. Randall Rollins". Pest Management Professional. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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