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James Orlan Russell
Posted 11/1/06
James Orlan Russell, 79 BOZEMAN, Mont. - James Orlan Russell of Bozeman died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, in the Bozeman Medical Center. He was 79. Mr. Russell was born May 16, 1927, in Bridgeville, son …
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James Orlan Russell
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James Orlan Russell, 79
BOZEMAN, Mont. - James Orlan Russell of Bozeman died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, in the Bozeman Medical Center. He was 79.
Mr. Russell was born May 16, 1927, in Bridgeville, son of the late John Milton and Ruth (Brown) Russell.
He graduated high school in 1945 and attended an officer training program at Rutgers University for one year. Upon completing his military service, he returned to the University of Delaware, where he obtained his mechanical engineering degree.
Mr. Russell served in the U.S. Army in Italy.
He worked at the DuPont plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he met and married his wife. He worked in construction with DuPont for a number of years, and then transferred to the Chattanooga plant, retiring in 1982. He was the city engineer for Signal Mountain for a period. He then made his expertise available to third world countries, traveling extensively to North Africa and Europe.
Mr. Russell was an avid golfer and played golf around the world, including Scotland, Ireland, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. He officially had two holes in one.
He was very athletic and after the age of 70 walked approximately 2,400 miles on the Appalachian Trail, from Atlanta to Maine, completing the last 90 miles on a sprained ankle.
He was a 32 degree Mason and a Shriner.
Mr. Russell was a member of Valley View Country Club in Bozeman.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Laura Miller Russell; and a son-in-law, Bradley Taylor.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Walnita (Miller) Russell; two children, Amanda R. Taylor of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and James O. Russell Jr. of Bozeman; five grandchildren; a sister, Marilee R. Bradley of Seaford; and two brothers, Vaughn B. Russell of Seaford and John M. Russell of Bridgeville.