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WALLACE LEE RUSSELL "Wally" Captain, US Navy (Ret.)
Passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2013. He was born on July 29, 1926 in McAlester, Oklahoma. A Mount Vernon, VA, resident for 43 years, Captain Russell moved to Ashby Ponds in Ashburn, VA, in 2011. He is survived by his beloved wife of 54 years, Kathleen M. Russell, and four sons: James L. (Rhonda) of Leesburg, VA, John M. (Chiharu) of Tokyo, Japan, David A. (Julie) of Manassas, VA, and Lee C. Russell of Alexandria, VA. He is also survived by seven grandchildren: Calvin, Sarah, Madeleine, Kelly, Ryan, Angela and Leo. Captain Russell enlisted in the Navy V-12 Program in 1944 and was commissioned an Ensign and designated a Naval Aviator in 1947. He served in various carrier based aviation squadrons, the last being a photo reconnaissance squadron which he commanded aboard the USS Ranger in Southeast Asia in 1964-65. Additionally, he saw service as a flight instructor, Chief Staff Officer on a Wing Staff, Air Operations Officer on the Staff, Commander Sixth Fleet, and as a Commander of a Task Force within the Naval Intelligence Command. Captain Russell retired from the Navy in 1974. Following his Navy retirement Captain Russell was an account executive with the Denney-Reyburn Company of West Chester, PA. The family will receive friends at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 29, 2013, at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church, (Route 7), Sterling, VA. Visitation will be followed by a Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Interment with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to ChildFund International, P.O. Box 26511, Richmond, VA, 23286-8818.
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November 29, 2013
Very sorry for your loss. Please continue to rely on each other and God during this difficult time.
November 28, 2013
Very sorry for your loss. Please continue to rely on each other and God during this difficult time.
November 28, 2013
Our deepest sympathy for your loss. Carol McMillan, Mike McMillan and Megan Goldsteen, neighbors from Wagon Wheel Rd
Judy McLaughlin
November 26, 2013
Wally was a fellow AICDer with my husband for many (though not enough!) years. He and Kathleen were wonderful and appreciated support through thick and thin. A welcome friendship developed from that support. I hope Wally and Charles are playing catch-up now in heaven and that Wally doesn't mention how much weight I've gained! My life is richer for knowing both Wally and Kathleen. Sadly, may he rest in peace and she, with the rest of their family, have only happy memories - all wrapped in a cocoon of love.
Judy
Joan and Bill McCarthy
November 26, 2013
We will miss Wally as we have known him since 1979. A wonderful man with a sense of humor, a devoted husband and good father and grandfather, as well as a patriot.
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