Robert Todd Russon

Robert Todd Russon passed away at the age of 65 on March 1, 2026, at Logan Regional Hospital following a short illness. He was the first child of Robert and Julia Russon, born on October 10, 1960, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Todd was a beautiful little boy with golden curls and big blue eyes. He kept this sweet boyish demeanor throughout his life. His speech was delayed to age 4, but he was not a passive observer of the world. Near the same time he started speaking, he also started reading, having taught himself to read just by listening to the books his mother read to him every day. Books were something Todd continued to love, and he read books about anything that interested him.

As a child, Todd was an escape artist and gave his mother gray hairs by disappearing into busy thoroughfares near Highland Drive in Salt Lake. After finding him at age 4 walking a railroad track at 2100 South, his parents decided his free-roaming days were over and the house doors were kept locked at all times.

Todd taught himself to tell time and would frequently remind his first grade teacher what activity she should be starting based on what time it was.

Todd lived in Salt Lake and attended school there until he was 8, when his family moved to West Covina, California, for a year and a half. He went to school in California until 1970, when his family moved to Providence, Utah, where Todd lived for the rest of his life.

He graduated from Providence Elementary, South Cache Jr. High, and Sky View High School and completed two years of study at Utah State University.

Todd was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a faithful full time mission to the Atlanta, Georgia Mission, where he learned a lot about perseverance and how to love southern food. He touched many people with his simple, sincere testimony.

Todd was a dedicated ministering brother to the families he served, always remembering their birthdays and special events. These were cherished experiences for him as he interacted with these families.

Todd reserved a special place in his heart for a few chosen friends; the Millburn family, Michelle and Dave Woodruff, Cindy and Darwin Kitchen, and Jared Holland. Thank you for being people he could place there.

He worked with pleasure at both the USU library and the Logan Library for a number of years. He was an expert book shelver and took great satisfaction in his work.

Todd had a high innate intelligence that found its expression in a variety of forms. Before we had Google, we had Todd. His brain seemed to have no limit to the number of facts he could store, and he could provide the answer to almost any question. He loved to compile sports statistics, and his memory for anything sports-related was unreal. He could instantly tell you who won the World Series in any given year and what the score was. He loved the game of chess. He was taught to play by his father, and his fascination led him to read books on it and study all the moves of the masters. It was the perfect outlet for his unique intelligence. He loved to find someone who was actually a challenge to play. He won numerous chess tournaments and thrived in that arena.

Many parts of Todd’s life were difficult; he struggled through decades of migraines and other disabling conditions, and he knew much of unkindness and disappointment. In spite of this, Todd tried to live “after the manner of happiness”. He had a quirky sense of humor that brightened each day, with an especial love of a pun. He found joy in so many simple things; spending time with a family member, listening to music, watching any sport, reading a book with his mother every Sunday, enjoying beautiful scenery and national parks, chuckling over a comic book, listening to church talks, doing cross-word puzzles, shaking his head over the antics of his wild nieces and nephews, singing with enthusiasm, if not pitch, pouring over his large collection of maps, and making sure people knew that he loved them with a big bear hug.

He had a close and special connection to his mother, who was unfailing in her love and care for Todd.

Todd was loved dearly by all of his family, and his passing creates a unique gap in our lives that will not be filled until we see him again.

He is survived by his parents, Robert and Julia Russon, his siblings: Mark Russon, Diana Russon Wallentine, Brian Russon (Lisa), Neal Russon (Heather), 27 nieces and nephews, and 26 great nieces and nephews.

A funeral service for Todd will be held on Friday, March 13, 2026, at 12:00 noon at the LDS Chapel located at 309 South Main Street, Providence, Utah. The interment will be at the Providence City Cemetery. There will be no public viewing, but we welcome all who would like to attend the funeral.

Todd's service can be viewed via Zoom at the following link: Click Here to Watch Via Zoom