AFRO Intern
George L. Russell Jr. was more than just a judge and lawyer. He was more than the founding chairman of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum for Maryland African American History and Culture. To all those he touched, he was an incredible friend, husband, father, grandfather and man.
Family, friends and colleagues of the history-making jurist gathered to memorialize his life and legacy at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore on July 12. Russell died on April 12.
“He pursued excellence in everything he did,” said his son, George L. Russell III. “He hated to lose, and so he prepared relentlessly. But beyond the accolades and the professional triumphs, he was a man of principle, of order and devotion to family.”…