Saturday, May 1, 2021
Gordon James Jim Russell passed away on April 24, 2021 at the age of 85 after a lengthy battle with multiple myeloma.
Gordon was born on May 25, 1935 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Harold and Maude Russell. His family in Minnesota always called him Jim. He grew up in Minneapolis, but spent a good portion of his life at the family s cabin on Sorensen Lake, near Brainerd, Minnesota. This shaped his love of nature at a young age and inspired his artwork throughout his life. He went to school in Minneapolis and graduated from Patrick Henry High School in 1954. He attended the University of Minnesota and later graduated from St. Cloud University. Gordon had a degree in Education with endorsements in Industrial Arts, Art, and Traffic Education.
Robert James Holder, 82, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully at home with his children nearby on March 31, 2021. Bob was born in Newport, RI to the late James and Mary (Cesario) Holder on August 14, 1938.
Bob was a star athlete at Rogers High School, varsity member of the football team, captain of both the basketball and golf teams. He was also the Junior Class President and voted “best athlete and best looking”, along with being the President for the Newport Boys’ Club while in high school. After graduating from Rogers in 1958 he joined the army and he and his wife Kitty moved to Fort Dix, NJ and started a family. They returned to Newport with their first child and Bob started his career as a welder. He first learned the welding trade at AVICA, where he built parts to support the First Lunar Apollo Flight in 1968. He eventually moved on to work for the Navy at Melville then settled at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center for over 35 years. He was awarded the “Iro
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