24 Jan 1962 – 28 Sep 1994
3rd-Great-Grandson of Philip Cardon and Martha Marie Tourn
2nd-Great-Grandson of Jean Paul Cardon and Magdalene Beus
Great-Grandson of Hyrum Michael Cardon and Esther Isabelle Roundy
Grandson of Nada Roundy Cardon and Reed Larsen Hendricks
Son of Diane Hendricks and Grant Eugene Warner
October 11, 1991 my oldest daughter, Shannon Elaine Scott was born. Yes she is named after Randy’s sister and our grandmother. Karl and I were poor as church mice and had been given most of our baby supplies. One such item was a car seat. Being our oldest child and the use of car seats being a fairly new law, we were not aware that they expired. We had to have our car seat inspected by nurses before being discharged. When they inspected it Saturday afternoon we were informed that it did not meet safety standards. And to make matters worse we were being discharged Sunday morning. We didn’t have the money and did not know what we were going to do. I prayed. More earnestly than I ever had that Heavenly Father would provide us the car seat. By 10:00 pm Saturday October 12 we still had no answer. Short time later Randy appeared at the door to my hospital room. I had not seen him since the previous December at Grandpa Warners funeral. To this day, I still don’t know how Randy knew I’d had a baby and was in the hospital. I’m not sure how he got in so late after visiting hours. We visited for a bit. He held Shannon. We reminisced about days he would stay with us in Pine Canyon at my mother’s insistence. When he got up to leave he slid an envelope across my bed tray. He said it was for whatever we needed for the baby. Then he slipped out of the darkened room. I never saw Randy alive again. The next time was at his funeral 2 years later after committing suicide. I loved and idolized Randy. He was a special soul. As for what was in the envelope? It was $110.00 cash. 😭😇. He was our angel. Karl was able to stop by a store Sunday morning on his way to pick us up. I hope Randy felt my prayers of gratitude.
-contributed by Toni Lynne Scott, familysearch.org, Memories tab of Randy Gene Warner ID: KWDC-768
Police Investigating
Death of WSU Student
OGDEN-Ogden police are investigating the suspicious death of a Weber State University student found Thursday with plastic bags stuffed in his mouth in his locked bedroom.
The body of Randy Gene Warner, 32, was found after his roommates reported not seeing him since Tuesday, With the help of the apartment manager, they broke into the bedroom and discovered the body.
Officer Michael Watts found unspecified injuries on the man’s back and the bags in his mouth and throat.
A rifle was also found in the room.
The roommates told police Warner had been acting nervous and jittery for several days and had asked for religious blessings.
Lt. Jon Greiner said the state medical examiner’s report would help them determine if foul play was involved.
-Published by Tom Quinn in The Salt Lake Tribune, Friday, September 30, 1994, Page B3 (39).
Randy Gene Warner
Randy Gene Warner, age 32, died September 28, 1994, in Ogden Utah.
He was born January 24, 1962, in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Grant E. and Diane Stevenson Warner. He was a member of the LDS Church and served an LDS mission to San Diego. He strived for excellence in education, art, camping and karate. He was an avid chess fan. He was a student at Weber State College. He was a friend to all and well loved. *
He is survived by his parents, Grant and Sharon of Ogden, and Mrs. Don (Diane) Ihler of Grass Valley, California; sister, Shannon Warner of Midvale; brother, Jeff and Noelle of Provo; grandmother, Nada Stevenson of Orem; and numerous aunts and uncles.
Graveside services will be held on Monday, October 3, 1994, at 11 a.m. in the Tooele City Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at Tate Mortuary, 110 S Main Street, Tooele.
-Published in The Daily Herald (Provo, UT), Sunday, October 2, 1994, page A4 (4).
-Published in The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, October 2, 1994, Page B9 (31).
-Published in the Tooele Transcript-Bulletin, Tuesday, October 4, 1994, Page 7.
* The Salt Lake Tribune added a sentence at the end of this paragraph that said, “He loved his mother very much”.
Randy Gene Warner
Randy Gene Warner, age 32, died September 28, 1994, in Ogden, Utah.
He was born January 24, 1962, in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Grant E. and Diane Stevenson Warner.
He is survived by hsi parents, Grant and Sharon of Ogden, and Mrs. Don (Diane) Ihler of Grass Valley, California; a sister and a brother; hsi grandmother, Nada Stevenson of Orem; and numerous aunts and uncles.
Graveside services were held October 3, 1994, in the Tooele City Cemetery, under the direction of Tate Mortuary.
-Published in the Orem-Geneva Times, Wednesday, October 5, 1994, Page 4.
WSU student’s body
found by roommates
Suicide suspected in death of 32-year-old
By David Hill
Signpost news editor
A Weber State University student was found dead in his apartment last Wednesday by his roommates.
According to the state medical examiner’s report, Randy Gene Warner, 32, died of suffocation by forcing plastic bags down his throat to the bottom of the esophagus.”
Warner’s roommates had reported not seeing him since 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The apartment manager with the help of his roommates, used tools to force their way into his sealed bedroom and discovered his body.
The roommates told police Warner had acted nervous and asked for an LDS priesthood blessing for several days before his death.
Lt. Jon Greiner of the Ogden Police Department said the investigation of Warner’s death is closed, and his death is considered to be accidental.
-Published in The Signpost, Wednesday, Volume 57 Number 99, October 5, 1994, Page 1.
Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, Plot: 12-27-5.
