IN MEMORIAM: Wayne Russell, 72;
DOT Engineer Traveled In Retirement
WEST ONEONTA – Wayne L Russell, 72, who spent 37 years as a civil engineer with the state Department of Transportation, passed away peacefully at Fox Nursing Home Feb. 19, 2016.
He was born Nov. 12, 1943, in Delhi, the son of Lawrence and Georgia (Ruling) Russell. The family lived in Bloomville until his junior year in high school when they moved to Schenevus. After graduation from high school in 1961 he went on to receive an associates degree in engineering from SUNY Delhi, and they began his career with the DOT.
He met his wife Lela (Eller) in high school and, after starting his career, they were married in 1965. Wayne had many talents, interests and accomplishments. Chief among them was the loving upkeep repairs and remodeling of his home and gardens where the couple raised their two boys.
