Get initial from name

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drluke

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How can I get just the initial of the name (ie in example below I want just L, C, R etc)

Smith L
Jones C
Goodman R
 
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If it is always the last character, than just something like:
=RIGHT(A1,1)

If there are other possibilities/conditions, please list them all here.
 
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=RIGHT(A1, 1)

as a formula gives you the last letter of cell A1.
 
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