22 December 2020
e legacy of a third partner lives on in the
office as well. Tony Rand, who would go on
to become a renowned state senator, forged a
partnership with Randy Gregory on the basis
of a handshake alone in 1979.
"And we operated on a handshake for over
40 years," Randy Gregory, 72, said. "He always
said that if it had to be in writing, then you
ought not to be partners."
Rand died on May 1 at age 80 from the
effects of a long battle with cancer. But his
desk still sits in an office with walls papered in
the light blue of his beloved North Carolina
Tar Heels.
"Tony was very, very sick when we started
working on this place, but he knew where his
office was," Randy Gregory said. "I told him
as long as his name is on the firm, he'll always
have an office here. And the name of the firm
will never change."
Best of all, the renovations add to a
community to which both father and daughter
are dedicated.
"I like to think of it as the property of
downtown," Randy Gregory said. "ey just
don't build things like this anymore."
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