Robert Bromwell Russell II ’55

Bob Russell and his youngest son, Eddie, were killed Nov. 22, 1995, when their car struck a tree as they were returning from duckhunting on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Bobby came to us from Gilman School. At Princeton he was twice our class president, a distinguished football player, and captain of the lacrosse team. He served on the undergraduate council, the honor committee, and joined Ivy Club. At class day he was voted the most respected member of our class.

Bob served as a Marine lieutenant before entering the financial world with Chemical Bank in NYC. He returned to Baltimore, working for Robert Garrett & Sons, becoming a partner of Middendorf Colgate & Co., and joining Equitable Trust Co. as a v.p. Ultimately, he became executive v.p. of Investment Councilors of Maryland. He was actively involved in numerous civic endeavors. At his death he was chairman of Union Memorial Hospital.

Bob, who loved life, had an extraordinary range of friends. A gifted athlete, he shared with family and friends his particular interests in golfing, hunting, and fishing, but always insisted that his companion fish the better water or take the first shot.

Our sympathy is extended to his wife, Susie, their three children, Craig, Robbie, and Holly, to his mother, Anne Speake Russell, and brothers, John Russell and Thomas Ewing Russell.

The Class of 1955