Bill Text: TX SR57 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Resolution 57

Bill Title: In memory of Earl Leslie Russell III of Gainesville.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-01-24 - Reported enrolled [SR57 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SR57-Introduced.html

	88R7129 EME-D

	By: Springer	S.R. No. 57



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A life dedicated to serving his community and his
	nation drew to a close with the death of Earl Leslie Russell III of
	Gainesville on July 20, 2022, at the age of 78; and
	WHEREAS, "Rusty" Russell was born at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, on
	January 25, 1944, to Earl and Laura Russell and grew up with two
	siblings, Robert and Jane; he was an Eagle Scout, and he served in
	the ROTC program from middle school through college; after
	graduating from Fort Hays State University, he was commissioned as
	a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and he served two tours of
	duty in Vietnam as an army pilot, flying reconnaissance and
	artillery spotting missions; his commendations included the
	Distinguished Flying Cross with one oak leaf cluster, the Army
	Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster, and two Cross of
	Gallantry medals with silver star; he was honorably discharged in
	1975 at the rank of major; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Russell met his wife, Jan, on a blind date, and
	the couple were married in 1966 and were eventually blessed with a
	son, Lee; they opened a real estate firm in Manhattan, Kansas, and
	in 1982, they settled in Gainesville, where Mr. Russell worked for
	a quarter century with the financial firm of Edward Jones; a leader
	in his community, he sat on the boards of the Gainesville Municipal
	Airport, the North Texas Medical Center, the First United Methodist
	Church, the State Bar of Texas Professional Ethics Committee, and
	the Boy Scouts of America Longhorn Council; he was a Past Master
	with Gainesville Masonic Lodge No. 210 and a lifelong supporter of
	the Boy Scouts, serving for many years as leader of Troop 668 in
	Gainesville; and
	WHEREAS, Rusty Russell lived a rich and purposeful life
	devoted to his loved ones, his community, and his nation, and he
	leaves behind a record of service that his loved ones can remember
	with pride; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature,
	hereby pay tribute to the memory of Earl Leslie Russell III and
	extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife
	of 55 years, Janice Kay Russell; to his son, Earl Leslie Russell IV;
	to his siblings, Robert Russell and his wife, Pam, and Jane McMurray
	and her husband, Brad; to his brother-in-law, John Klusener, and
	sister-in-law, Laura Klusener; and to his other relatives and many
	friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this
	day, it do so in memory of Rusty Russell.