GERALD RUSSELLO

1971 - 2021

RUSSELLO--Gerald J., died November 7, 2021 after a year long illness. Born in 1971 and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Gerald grew up playing kick- the-can and climbing on rooftops, but his keen intellect carried him to Manhattan's Regis High School, then Georgetown, where he was a classics major, and ultimately to law school at New York University. He was a lover of books, principles and theology. He was married to Alexandra (Hines) Russello for 23 years; they had three children, Emma, Georgia and William, and eventually moved from Brooklyn to Pelham, NY. Gerald was a partner at New York City law firm Sidley Austin, but he remained a man of letters and gifted author, having written or edited five books as well as countless articles. He served as the editor of The University Bookman, an online journal reviewing books on politics and culture. He will be remembered for his devotion to his family, friends and Catholic faith, his kindness, and a laugh that was the definition of delightful. In addition to his wife and children, he is survived by his mother, Anne Russello, and sister, Susan (Russello) Buonocore, and countless cousins from a large and loving Sicilian- American family. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to Regis High School.