You had to have been around in the early days of SixPack to remember Brutius, but if you were here, you almost have to remember him. He had a lot of opinions...I mean A LOT..... and wasn't afraid to share them. And if you disagreed with him and posted that, well you probably got taken to task by his biting wit.
Jackie Frank "Russ" Russell passed away Friday morning, one day short of turning 55. His obituary can be found here: https://www.sullivanfunerals.com/obituaries/jackie-russell-8/#!/Obituary
The obituary doesn't say this, but Russ was from Greenwood and graduated from Greenwood High School in 1989, along with the football player that Russ was convinced could be a superstar, Handy Campbell. I met Russ that fall when he moved to Mississippi State as a freshman and lived in Sessums. It just so happened that I was his RA. I had a great group of guys on my floor, but as it turns out Russ and his roommate/cousin are about the only ones that I am still in touch with.
Perhaps his most noteworthy contribution to SixPack and the Mississippi State-Ole Miss Rivalry was getting Ross Bjork to tweet the famous wrestling belt photo. He loved trolling and getting responses. This was one of his crowning achievements.
Russ stopped posting on SixPack some years back so if the name doesn't ring a bell for you, well that's too bad for you. He was a unique individual, never short on an opinion. I'll miss complaining with him over text about Mississippi State and insulting the Braves while he came right back at me about the Cubs. We kept talking about meeting in Atlanta each time the Cubs played there, but we just weren't able to make it happen. I'll carry that regret with me and think of him each time those two teams face off.
A bad heart took Russ away from us last week, and while those of us who knew him won't have him with us in person any more we will have his memories to think back upon and laugh, mostly just laugh. I'll miss my friend, but I'll remember him fondly.
Jackie Frank "Russ" Russell passed away Friday morning, one day short of turning 55. His obituary can be found here: https://www.sullivanfunerals.com/obituaries/jackie-russell-8/#!/Obituary
The obituary doesn't say this, but Russ was from Greenwood and graduated from Greenwood High School in 1989, along with the football player that Russ was convinced could be a superstar, Handy Campbell. I met Russ that fall when he moved to Mississippi State as a freshman and lived in Sessums. It just so happened that I was his RA. I had a great group of guys on my floor, but as it turns out Russ and his roommate/cousin are about the only ones that I am still in touch with.
Perhaps his most noteworthy contribution to SixPack and the Mississippi State-Ole Miss Rivalry was getting Ross Bjork to tweet the famous wrestling belt photo. He loved trolling and getting responses. This was one of his crowning achievements.
Russ stopped posting on SixPack some years back so if the name doesn't ring a bell for you, well that's too bad for you. He was a unique individual, never short on an opinion. I'll miss complaining with him over text about Mississippi State and insulting the Braves while he came right back at me about the Cubs. We kept talking about meeting in Atlanta each time the Cubs played there, but we just weren't able to make it happen. I'll carry that regret with me and think of him each time those two teams face off.
A bad heart took Russ away from us last week, and while those of us who knew him won't have him with us in person any more we will have his memories to think back upon and laugh, mostly just laugh. I'll miss my friend, but I'll remember him fondly.
