Bryce W. Russell ’50

Bryce, a talented oil painter, died Aug. 23, 2020, in Princeton, N.J., where he had lived the past 12 years.

A Northfield (Minn.) High School graduate, at Princeton he belonged to Tower and majored in politics. In 1953 he earned a law degree from Michigan Law School and then received a commission in the Marine Corps.

Leaving the Marines in 1955, he worked for First National City Bank of New York. While working there, he earned an MBA from New York University. In 1959 he moved to Detroit to join Ford Motor Co. In the early 1960s his work took him to London for several years. On his return to Detroit, he became a vice president and treasurer of American Model Toy. Three years later, he rejoined Ford.

Retiring in the late 1970s, he immersed himself in painting, a passion he developed in London, where he could not pursue his avocation of crafting furniture. There he studied at St. Martin’s School of Art. Later he earned a master of arts degree at Wayne State in Detroit. His paintings, mostly still lifes and landscapes, found numerous collectors.

Bryce is survived by Carolyn, his wife of almost 66 years and travel companion; children Brandon, Nelson, and Amy; and six grandchildren. Son Blake predeceased him.