Samantha L. Russell, 22, of Derby, died Tuesday, July 6, 2021, after a tragic automobile accident.
She was born December 25, 1998, in the City of Sacile, Italy, the daughter of Rogelio (Roger) and Lischen Castorena.
Samantha graduated from High School in Goldsboro, North Carolina with the class of 2017. On November 8, 2019 she was united in marriage to Brandon Russell. She was employed as a Realtor with the JPAR group in Derby. Samantha was an excited expectant mother-to-be to a beautiful baby boy. She enjoyed cooking, baking, making jewelry and other crafts. She always had a project in work and was extremely creative in her endeavors. Samantha was a wonderful loving wife who was beyond excited to become a mother. She was extremely happy in life with her family, career, and anxiously awaited the arrival of baby Mac. Samantha loved everyone big, with her whole heart.
Samantha is described by her family as funny, hardworking, goal driven, and extremely smart with a caregiving spirit. She was enthusiastic about everything she did. She always had a positive attitude, inspiring confidence, and dedication in all she aspired to be. Her way to help and comfort those in need was a valuable trait everyone welcomed.
Samantha is survived by her husband Brandon Russell, son Mac, parents Roger and Lischen, brother, Mitchell (Anna) Castorena, sister, Lydia Castorena; maternal grandparents Jack and Elizabeth Bohne of Tucson, Arizona; Brandon's parents John and Kimberly Russell of Pikeville, N.C. sister's-in-law Ashley (Jake) Cummings and Anna Russell, as well as special aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by grandparents Raul and Romelia Castorena of Del Rio, Texas.
Contributions may be made to her GoFundMe page.
A young father is celebrating the birth of his son while mourning the death of the boy's mother after she was killed in a fatal car crash.
Shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, 22-year-old Samantha Russell was waiting to make a left-hand turn at an intersection when a man fleeing from Wichita police ran a red traffic light and slammed into her car, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
The pregnant Russell was the only person who died of injuries sustained from the crash, which involved two other vehicles. The following day, her husband, Brandon Russell, announced that the couple's baby was delivered prematurely.
"Words cannot explain or express the emotions going through everyone's head today," Brandon Russell wrote on Facebook. "Sammy was taken from us but left behind the most beautiful gift of life."
She was born December 25, 1998, in the City of Sacile, Italy, the daughter of Rogelio (Roger) and Lischen Castorena.
Samantha graduated from High School in Goldsboro, North Carolina with the class of 2017. On November 8, 2019 she was united in marriage to Brandon Russell. She was employed as a Realtor with the JPAR group in Derby. Samantha was an excited expectant mother-to-be to a beautiful baby boy. She enjoyed cooking, baking, making jewelry and other crafts. She always had a project in work and was extremely creative in her endeavors. Samantha was a wonderful loving wife who was beyond excited to become a mother. She was extremely happy in life with her family, career, and anxiously awaited the arrival of baby Mac. Samantha loved everyone big, with her whole heart.
Samantha is described by her family as funny, hardworking, goal driven, and extremely smart with a caregiving spirit. She was enthusiastic about everything she did. She always had a positive attitude, inspiring confidence, and dedication in all she aspired to be. Her way to help and comfort those in need was a valuable trait everyone welcomed.
Samantha is survived by her husband Brandon Russell, son Mac, parents Roger and Lischen, brother, Mitchell (Anna) Castorena, sister, Lydia Castorena; maternal grandparents Jack and Elizabeth Bohne of Tucson, Arizona; Brandon's parents John and Kimberly Russell of Pikeville, N.C. sister's-in-law Ashley (Jake) Cummings and Anna Russell, as well as special aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by grandparents Raul and Romelia Castorena of Del Rio, Texas.
Contributions may be made to her GoFundMe page.
A young father is celebrating the birth of his son while mourning the death of the boy's mother after she was killed in a fatal car crash.
Shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, 22-year-old Samantha Russell was waiting to make a left-hand turn at an intersection when a man fleeing from Wichita police ran a red traffic light and slammed into her car, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
The pregnant Russell was the only person who died of injuries sustained from the crash, which involved two other vehicles. The following day, her husband, Brandon Russell, announced that the couple's baby was delivered prematurely.
"Words cannot explain or express the emotions going through everyone's head today," Brandon Russell wrote on Facebook. "Sammy was taken from us but left behind the most beautiful gift of life."
Samantha L. Russell, 22, of Derby, died Tuesday, July 6, 2021, after a tragic automobile accident.
She was born December 25, 1998, in the City of Sacile, Italy, the daughter of Rogelio (Roger) and Lischen Castorena.
Samantha graduated from High School in Goldsboro, North Carolina with the class of 2017. On November 8, 2019 she was united in marriage to Brandon Russell. She was employed as a Realtor with the JPAR group in Derby. Samantha was an excited expectant mother-to-be to a beautiful baby boy. She enjoyed cooking, baking, making jewelry and other crafts. She always had a project in work and was extremely creative in her endeavors. Samantha was a wonderful loving wife who was beyond excited to become a mother. She was extremely happy in life with her family, career, and anxiously awaited the arrival of baby Mac. Samantha loved everyone big, with her whole heart.
Samantha is described by her family as funny, hardworking, goal driven, and extremely smart with a caregiving spirit. She was enthusiastic about everything she did. She always had a positive attitude, inspiring confidence, and dedication in all she aspired to be. Her way to help and comfort those in need was a valuable trait everyone welcomed.
Samantha is survived by her husband Brandon Russell, son Mac, parents Roger and Lischen, brother, Mitchell (Anna) Castorena, sister, Lydia Castorena; maternal grandparents Jack and Elizabeth Bohne of Tucson, Arizona; Brandon's parents John and Kimberly Russell of Pikeville, N.C. sister's-in-law Ashley (Jake) Cummings and Anna Russell, as well as special aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by grandparents Raul and Romelia Castorena of Del Rio, Texas.
Contributions may be made to her GoFundMe page.
A young father is celebrating the birth of his son while mourning the death of the boy's mother after she was killed in a fatal car crash.
Shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, 22-year-old Samantha Russell was waiting to make a left-hand turn at an intersection when a man fleeing from Wichita police ran a red traffic light and slammed into her car, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
The pregnant Russell was the only person who died of injuries sustained from the crash, which involved two other vehicles. The following day, her husband, Brandon Russell, announced that the couple's baby was delivered prematurely.
"Words cannot explain or express the emotions going through everyone's head today," Brandon Russell wrote on Facebook. "Sammy was taken from us but left behind the most beautiful gift of life."
She was born December 25, 1998, in the City of Sacile, Italy, the daughter of Rogelio (Roger) and Lischen Castorena.
Samantha graduated from High School in Goldsboro, North Carolina with the class of 2017. On November 8, 2019 she was united in marriage to Brandon Russell. She was employed as a Realtor with the JPAR group in Derby. Samantha was an excited expectant mother-to-be to a beautiful baby boy. She enjoyed cooking, baking, making jewelry and other crafts. She always had a project in work and was extremely creative in her endeavors. Samantha was a wonderful loving wife who was beyond excited to become a mother. She was extremely happy in life with her family, career, and anxiously awaited the arrival of baby Mac. Samantha loved everyone big, with her whole heart.
Samantha is described by her family as funny, hardworking, goal driven, and extremely smart with a caregiving spirit. She was enthusiastic about everything she did. She always had a positive attitude, inspiring confidence, and dedication in all she aspired to be. Her way to help and comfort those in need was a valuable trait everyone welcomed.
Samantha is survived by her husband Brandon Russell, son Mac, parents Roger and Lischen, brother, Mitchell (Anna) Castorena, sister, Lydia Castorena; maternal grandparents Jack and Elizabeth Bohne of Tucson, Arizona; Brandon's parents John and Kimberly Russell of Pikeville, N.C. sister's-in-law Ashley (Jake) Cummings and Anna Russell, as well as special aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by grandparents Raul and Romelia Castorena of Del Rio, Texas.
Contributions may be made to her GoFundMe page.
A young father is celebrating the birth of his son while mourning the death of the boy's mother after she was killed in a fatal car crash.
Shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, 22-year-old Samantha Russell was waiting to make a left-hand turn at an intersection when a man fleeing from Wichita police ran a red traffic light and slammed into her car, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
The pregnant Russell was the only person who died of injuries sustained from the crash, which involved two other vehicles. The following day, her husband, Brandon Russell, announced that the couple's baby was delivered prematurely.
"Words cannot explain or express the emotions going through everyone's head today," Brandon Russell wrote on Facebook. "Sammy was taken from us but left behind the most beautiful gift of life."
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