W. Henry Russell ’44

Hank died May 13, 2015, in Redding, Conn.

He prepared at Choate. At Princeton he majored in biology, played soccer and basketball, and was manager of Cap and Gown. Hank’s roommates included Fred Hubbell, Tony Bernabei, and Jack Clemmitt.

Hank left in April 1943 to attend Penn Medical School. He and Frances McMillan, sister of Tom McMillan, were married in January 1946. Hank also received his medical degree in 1946 and served in the Army near Munich at the Air Corps fighter base.

Upon leaving the service, he became part of the Mount Kisco (N.Y.) Medical Group as an internist and taught medicine part time at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He was active in Mount Kisco, serving on the board of education.

Hank retired after 36 years and became a trustee of a local hospital in Mount Kisco. He spent a lot of time surf fishing off of Nantucket.

He is survived by Frances; sons James, Peter, and Thomas; and four grandchildren. He was predeceased by his daughter, Julia. Hank was a regular attendee at most of our class’s major reunions.