Paul Russ, former mayor of Hesperia, dies after testing positive for COVID-19
Paul Russ, 61, succumbs in hospital after positive COVID-19 test
Victorville Daily Press
Paul Russ, the former mayor of Hesperia, who most recently ran for a seat on the Hesperia Unified School District Board of Directors in November, has died at the age of 61, his family confirmed with the Daily Press.
Russ died Thursday, according to his daughter, Stephanie Russ, who said her father tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 8. He died at Victor Valley Global Medical Center shortly before 3 p.m.
“(H)e went back and forth several times,” Stephanie Russ said via text message Thursday evening. “The 18th (of January) was when he was admitted. Per the nurse he died of Covid pneumonia.”