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About Simon Eli McWhorter Randall
Simon Eli McWhorter Randall
February 28, 2003 – June 26, 2026
Simon Eli McWhorter Randall — Eli to everyone who loved him, and Papi, EliBoy, Elan, Big E, Thanos, and Cannonball to those who knew him best — was born February 28, 2003 in Birkenfeld, Germany, the son of a soldier and a nurse, and he spent his childhood moving where the Army sent his family. Germany. New York. Kansas. Alaska. Texas. Idaho. Utah. Arizona. He never had a hometown, so he made home out of people instead. He was good at it.
The youngest of four, Eli grew into a young man who was disciplined, generous, goal-oriented, and relentless — and who never missed a chance to make the people around him laugh. His sense of humor was remarkable and his love of a good prank was legendary among anyone who knew him. He lived fully and without hesitation in everything he did — even traveling to Australia, Bali, Thailand, England, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Hawaii all before the age of 24. He had packed more living into 23 years than most manage in a lifetime, and he was still just building. He was building his future at Vivint Smart Home — doing what he loved, surrounded by people he loved and people who loved him — when he died suddenly on June 26, 2026.
Earlier this year, Eli wrote about Eudaimonia — the ancient Greek concept of a life that is full, meaningful, purpose-driven, and aligned. He described the feeling as quiet, almost overwhelming. He looked around at his people — the ones by blood and the ones by bond — and wrote: “For the first time, I don’t question my purpose anymore. It’s them.”
He meant it. He always did.
Eli is survived by his father Casey, his mother Rynn, his older sister MacKenzie, his older brothers Kade and Koy, his brother-in-law Tanner, and his nieces Lennon and Ada. He was fiercely loyal to every one of them. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandmother Wanda McWhorter — MoMo — and his maternal uncle Skip McWhorter.
Funeral services will be held July 13, 2026. A celebration of life will follow in the fall, when everyone who loved him can gather and do exactly what he would have wanted — be together.
Eli found what he was looking for.
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