Larry Calvin Russell
Posted By tatemortuary on June 8, 2009
Larry Calvin Russell, surrounded by his loved ones, passed away June 8, 2009 due to sustaining injuries from an ATV accident.
He was born March 23, 1951 to H. Calvin Russell and Afton Williams Wilcox in Tooele.
He married Jan Davis on Feb. 17, 1978, they later divorced. He married Vickie Oliver on Nov. 26, 1993, they later divorced. He married Suzanne Lloyd Mair on May 30, 2008.
His childhood was spent in St. John (Rush Valley) working on his grandfather Martell Russell’s ranch. He was the first Boy Scout to earn his Eagle Scout award in St. John. He was the vice president of the FFA and rode saddle bronc with the High School Rodeo, graduating from Tooele High School in 1969. He attended Utah State University.
Larry was an accomplished saddle bronc rider. He was a four-time champion of the Rocky Mountain Rodeo Association. He owned his own Rodeo Stock, “Rockin R Rodeos” n which he produced rodeos for the RMRA all over Utah and the surrounding Western States, including the Rush Valley Rodeo, Lagoon, and Tooele High School rodeos.
He worked at the Tooele Army Depot as a guard but his dreams and ambition were too big to work a steady job. So he took a huge risk and started his trucking company. At a young age Larry began purchasing property and built a successful cattle ranch. His hard work and passion for ranching produced one of the largest ranches in Rush Valley. He was a member of the LDS Church.
Larry knew how to live life to its fullest. Even with long hours of work, he never turned down an opportunity to be with friends and family to have fun. He had so many close friends, whom he dearly loved to spend time with. He was the life of the party.
Despite all his accomplishments he was most proud of his three daughters and grandchildren. Larry would often take them fishing, water skiing, camping, hunting, country dancing, or just out to dinner.
Larry gave freely to everyone. He was genuinely one of the last true cowboys.
He is survived by his wife Suzanne; his daughters Lacey (Kris) Burrows, Lori (Dean) Alder, Jamie (Matthew) Broderick. Step daughters Sunny (John) Kohler, Stefannie (Preston) Phillips. Parents Henry Calvin Russell, and Afton (Glen) Wilcox, father-in-law Orson Ray Lloyd. Sisters Janet Wyman, Susan (Bryan) Allred, Peggy (Ken) Proctor. Seven grandchildren, and eight step-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by nephew Joseph Allred, stepmother Odessa Tolman Russell, close friend Ray Park, and his grandparents.
A viewing will be held Friday, June 12 at Tate Mortuary from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 13, 11 a.m. at the Rush Valley LDS church with a viewing at 9:30 a.m. Interment will be in the St. John Cemetery.
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Please accept our deepest sympathy in the untimely passing of Larry.
I was a classmate of Larry’s at Tooele High School. He was always cheerful and upbeat in Jr High and High School. I have not seen him since our last class re-union.
He is one of the really good ones that passed too young.
Tom Bogle