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Virgin Islands Mourns Former Senate President Ronald E. Russell

Former Senate President Ronald E. Russell is being remembered across the Virgin Islands as an attorney, legislator, constitutional delegate, civic advocate, athlete, musician, and longtime voice in the public life of St. Croix and the wider territory. Statements from Government House, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, and the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands reflected on his decades of service, his roots in Frederiksted, and his continuing role in public affairs at the time of his passing. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. described Mr. Russell as “a son of St. Croix” whose work touched many parts of Virgin Islands society. “On behalf of the Government of the Virgin Islands and the people of this Territory, I extend my heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, colleagues, and loved ones of former Senate President Ronald E. Russell. “Former Senator Russell was a son of St. Croix whose life and work touched many corners of Virgin Islands society. ...