Randall James Paulus, age 50 years of Portage and formerly of Madison died suddenly of natural causes on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at his residence. He was born on June 4, 1961 in Sauk City to Gerald and Patricia (Magli) Paulus. Randy worked in construction as a builder and especially enjoyed building new homes. Survivors include his parents - Gerald and Patricia Paulus of Nekoosa; daughter - Hannah Nyman of Oregon; 3 sisters - Bonni (Russell) Starrett of Madison, Cynthia Salvitti of Stoughton and Marylee (Rory) Kraemer of Cambridge; best friends - Bob and Brittney Pick of Portage and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by a brother in law - Raymond Salvitti and a nephew - Ryan Kraemer. Service Details.