Heartfelt thank you for all your prayers

We would like to take this last opportunity as a family to send out our heartfelt thank you to each and every person who has lifted up Rick, as well as each member of our family during the last 6 weeks of his illness and death. We have felt each prayer and know that God's Grace and His Strength have sustained us because of those prayers.

Rick battled diabetes from the time he was l9 years old, as has his Mother, Marion Russell, our sister, Jeanne Anthony and his niece, Ashley Sanders. Ashley's husband, Sean Sanders has been a dynamic supporter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, raising funds through nationwide bike rides for several years now. Sean actually was the Head Coach for all of Georgia this past year and led a large group from Georgia to tremendous victories in the "Ride For A Cure" in cooridnated rides in several states last year. Because diabetes has had such an impact on us as a family, we would like to just give anyone who may be interested the opportunity to send any memorials in honor of Richard Edward Russell to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 400 Perimeter Center Terrace #750, Atlanta, GA 30346.

Once again, we thank you for the prayers, the love and the support we have received from so many of you and for the prayers that carried Rick. We are certain that he felt each one and that he is finally resting with Jesus.