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Robert “Bob” Larussell was born in 1947 to Angelo and Emily LaRussell, and he was a member of the Rye High School class of 1967. He served in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War after his graduation.
Date of Birth: February 20, 1947
Died On: March 2, 2016
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Larussell 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.
Larussell passed away in 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, his stepson Keith Levine, and his mother-in-law and father-in-law Josephine and Stuart King. He was survived by his wife Claudette B. Larussell.
