Richard George Russell Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Richard George Russell, 69, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida passed away from complications of Alzheimer's disease on May 11, 2015 at Harmony of La Posada in Palm Beach Gardens. He was surrounded by loving family before his peaceful passing. Richard was born on November 19, 1945 and raised in St Charles, Illinois. His parents were George Russell and Edna Terry. He was active in the Boy Scouts, earning the life-long honor of Eagle Scout. Determined and working his way through school, he attended Michigan State University where he graduated with honors. He obtained a position with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, later earning the distinction of Partner at a very young age. During Richard's senior year at Michigan State, he married Karen A. Lee and settled in Barrington, Illinois. Richard and Karen were blessed with three daughters - Courtney, Marcy, and Whitney. Richard spent his professional career as a Mergers and Acquisition Specialist in Accounting with Deloitte & Touche, LLP. His expertise led him to serve as Lead Client Service Partner. After 27 years, Richard retired from Deloitte to become Corporate Controller and Senior Vice President of RJR Nabisco in New York City. In 1991, Richard married Jennifer Lee Carter. They made their home in Southport, Connecticut and were blessed with a son, (Richard) Carter. They entertained their family and friends aboard "Querencia" which provided Richard the opportunity to enjoy his role as "Captain". At the Saybrook Point Yacht Club he earned the distinction of Commodore. In 2004, Richard and Jennifer relocated from Southport, Connecticut to make their home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Richard served others by volunteering as a Board member of multiple organizations in an advisory capacity. Additionally, Richard's business interests continued with the development of Afton Flight Services in Wyoming and he served as a Board Member of Sageworks, Inc in North Carolina. He enjoyed skiing, boating, golfing, traveling and participating in Carter's sports interests. Richard gained great intrinsic value by serving his faith community at JupiterFirst Church as Deacon and participating in Mission Outreach. Richard is survived by his wife of 23 years, Jennifer C Russell; lovingly remembered by his four children, Courtney Russell McCrea and her husband Fred, of San Francisco, California; Marcy Russell and her husband Chris Milder of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Whitney Russell Fletter and her husband Tom of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; and (Richard) Carter Russell of Palm Beach Gardens; and four grandchildren: Harrison and Quinn McCrea; Jackson and Evelyn Fletter. Richard is also survived by his younger brother, Donald Russell of Dearborn, Michigan. The family would like to thank all caregivers for their loving tender compassion extended to Richard while he struggled these last years as well as the special people at The Harmony Unit. According to Richard's wishes, his remains will be laid to rest at sea. Visitation with the family will be held at Taylor & Modeen Funeral Home on Friday May 22nd from 5 – 7pm. Funeral service will be held at JupiterFirst Church on Saturday, May 23rd at 11:00am. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to "The Richard G. Russell Charitable Foundation", 4500 PGA Boulevard Suite #302 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418.

Richard George Russell

May 11, 1946 - May 11, 2015