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, which includes the Orkin Exterminating Company.

Early life R. Randall Rollins (known as "Triple R") was born on November 5, 1931, in Georgia. He was the son of O. Wayne Rollins and Grace Crum Rollins. He had a younger brother, Gary Rollins.

Career His father and uncle purchased a radio station in Radford, Virginia, which became the Rollins Broadcasting Company. His uncle also owned the Rollins Leasing company. After his Coast Guard discharge, Randall went to work for both family companies.

In 1964, Rollins Broadcasting purchased the Orkin Exterminating Company for $62.4 million in the first leveraged buyout in the history of the U.S.

In 1984, Rollins Inc. split into three companies, all publicly traded. Rollins, Inc. (pest control via Orkin), Rollins Communications (media and advertising), and RPC Energy Services Inc. (oil and gas services). Randall was named the president and chief operating officer of Rollins Communications, the chairman of the board of Rollins Inc., and the chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president, and chief operating officer of RPC Energy Services. He was also the director of Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment Inc. and Dover Motorsports.

In 2014, Rollins was listed on The Forbes 400 list. He was ranked No. 225 due to his estimated net worth of $2.7 billion.

Philanthropy In 1991, he and his wife, Peggy, established the Peggy and Randall Rollins Foundation, later renamed the Ma-Ran Foundation. The charitable foundation primarily supports organizations and projects pertaining to education, health organizations, community resources, human services, and faith-based initiatives. In July 2016, Randall and Peggy donated $1 million through the Ma-Ran Foundation to create the new Lewes Public Library in Lewes, Delaware. The former Lewes Library was renamed the Margaret H. Rollins Community Center.

Rollins donated to various Atlanta-based organizations, including the Winship Cancer Institute; he also helped establish the Rollins School of Public Health in 1990. In 2018, the R. Randall Rollins Charitable Lead Annuity Trust and the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation issued donations to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. In 2019, the foundation donated $65 million to fund the R. Randall Rollins building at Emory. The foundation also has the Candler School of Theology and the O. Wayne Rollins Research Center.

In 2020, Randall and Peggy donated $1 million to the COVID-19 Relief Fund at Beebe Healthcare.

In March 2022, after Randall died in 2020, the Beebe Medical Foundation announced it had received a $3 million gift from the Rollins family to found the R. Randall Rollins Center for Medical Education.

Controversies In August 2010, the four children of Randall’s brother Gary filed a lawsuit against both Gary and Randall that alleged mismanagement of the children’s trust. His nephew, Glen Rollins, the lead plaintiff married to Danielle, sued over "rightful cash allocations."

Personal life He married Peggy Hastings in 1953, and had six children.