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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.