Veteran Information
Date of Birth: 20-Feb-47
Date of Death: 2-Mar-16
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Description
Robert Larussell lived in Rye and served during the Vietnam War. He was a Rye High School graduate, Class of 1967.
February 20, 1947 – March 2, 2016
Robert “Bob” LaRussell passed away surrounded by family March 2, 2016. Bob loved to ride motorcycles in the country and was an active member of the Rolling Thunder National Chapter and THCC, TX Hill Country Chapter and Chapter 49 in New York. He is survived by his wife Claudette B. LaRussell. He was preceded in death by his parents Angelo and Emily LaRussell, his stepson, Keith Levine, and his mother-in-law and father-in-law Josephine and Stuart King.
SERVICES
Visitation will be held from 6-8 PM Friday, March 11, 2016 at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North followed by a procession to Mission Burial Park North where he will be laid to rest
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Attached is a link in reference to Bob who passed away in 2016. I knew Bob as a friend in the late 60’s into the early 70’s. He was a “troubled” individual after his tour in Viet Nam. He had a downward sprial in his life after the Army.
Here is the link on his death…hope it helps https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sanantonio/obituary.aspx?pid=177986041