Clinton Randolph “Ranny” Wyckoff III, of Palm Beach, East Aurora, N.Y., and Fishers Island, N.Y., died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 at The Cleveland Clinic in Weston after a short illness. He was 76.
Mr. Wyckoff attended Aiken Preparatory School, Hotchkiss School, Nichols School and the University of Buffalo. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1957-1961.
He was president of Atlas Steel Casting Co., and was the chief executive officer and founder of SoPark Corp. in Buffalo, N.Y. He was a member of The Saturn Club, The Pack Club, Fishers Island Club, and a founder and member of Crag Burn Golf Club in New York. He was a member of Seminole Golf Club, Everglades Club, Bath and Tennis Club and The Society of the Four Arts. He also was a member of The Young President’s Organization and The Crocodiles.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Shelby de Peyster Wyckoff; a daughter, Shelby Laurel Wyckoff and husband John Pierce; a son, Ashton Goodyear Wyckoff and wife Shay; and two brothers, Peter G. Wyckoff and Kevin M. Wyckoff. He is also survived by four granddaughters, Mackenzie Binger, Elsa Binger, Lhotse Wyckoff and Payton Wyckoff. He was predeceased by a son, Clinton Randolph Wyckoff IV.
A private memorial service will be held in Buffalo.
Memorial donations may be sent to Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33407; Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33415; or Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo, 370 Massachusetts Ave., Buffalo, NY 14213; or Island Health Project, P.O. Box 344, Fishers Island, N.Y. 06390.
Palm Beach Daily News
