Son of Marguerite and Samuel F Russell. He was an alumnus of North Central College in Naperville, IL, where he met Ruth Faust. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during WWII before embarking on an engineering and management career at Western Electric Company in Chicago. He was a leader in radar technology installed in military aircraft during WWII and an engineer designing the early defense radar-based warning system. Later moves with the company took him to Newburgh, NY and finally in 1962 to Atlanta. He was a charter member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, active in coaching youth baseball, and a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan who received a shout-out during a televised game on his 100th birthday. He was predeceased by his parents; brother, Keith Russell; and sisters, Virginia Francis, Rosemary Schmidt, and Mary Sybil Beebe. Surviving are his four children, JoAnn Plenge (Charles), Janet Francek (Michael), Samuel F. Russell III (Valerie), and Scott Russell; nine grandchildren, Rachel Plenge (Art), Andrew Plenge (Jamie), Alison Plenge (Colin), Natalie Waer, Jason Francek (Christine), Tyler Russell (Christine), Caitlin Rabreau (Brian), Richard Russell, and Samuel F Russell IV; nine great-grandchildren, Ben and Parker Plenge, Nora and Lucas Aitken, Jack and Alex Waer, JJ and Drew Francek, and Peyton Rabreau; and brother, Charles K Russell.
Son of Marguerite and Samuel F Russell. He was an alumnus of North Central College in Naperville, IL, where he met Ruth Faust. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during WWII before embarking on an engineering and management career at Western Electric Company in Chicago. He was a leader in radar technology installed in military aircraft during WWII and an engineer designing the early defense radar-based warning system. Later moves with the company took him to Newburgh, NY and finally in 1962 to Atlanta. He was a charter member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, active in coaching youth baseball, and a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan who received a shout-out during a televised game on his 100th birthday. He was predeceased by his parents; brother, Keith Russell; and sisters, Virginia Francis, Rosemary Schmidt, and Mary Sybil Beebe. Surviving are his four children, JoAnn Plenge (Charles), Janet Francek (Michael), Samuel F. Russell III (Valerie), and Scott Russell; nine grandchildren, Rachel Plenge (Art), Andrew Plenge (Jamie), Alison Plenge (Colin), Natalie Waer, Jason Francek (Christine), Tyler Russell (Christine), Caitlin Rabreau (Brian), Richard Russell, and Samuel F Russell IV; nine great-grandchildren, Ben and Parker Plenge, Nora and Lucas Aitken, Jack and Alex Waer, JJ and Drew Francek, and Peyton Rabreau; and brother, Charles K Russell.
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