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New ECCC ltZclirLietzance complex namedfor.forJ17er ohy sical p lant director

ment in 1992, "is most deser,ing of the recognitton." Russell began hi~ employment at hast Central in 19M a<; superintend– ent ot ground~. a tnle he held until 1980. He ~eneJ as diredor of main– tenance from 1980-85. was dtrector of builuing' and gmund~ from 1985- 88. and sen·cd a-. director of the physical plant from 1988 until his retirement. Rcgardmg the honor, Russell said he i "very apprc<.iattve·· of the recognition but added. "Alii did \\as what I was hired to do." Russell was nan ed "Citizen of the Year'' in 2002 by the Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce and I!> a tor– mer recipient of the Golden Deeds Award presented in 198 J by the Exchange Club of Decatur. ,He is a longtime membet of Chtrke-Venable Baptist Church tn Decatur. where he has ...erved on sev– eral occasion.-. a' chairman of the dea– cons. He has also chatred several pul– pit committees In addition, he has served approximately 40 years as a Gideon. Russell is a fonner n ~mber of the Mlsst~stppi National Guard, having recened an honorable discharge in 1955. Ru,.,ell, a 1955 ECCC graduate. is married to the former Barbara

East Central Community College n Decatur has named its new mamte– tance complex in honor of former Jhysical plant director Chnton ~ussell ofDecatur,announced ECCC President Dr. Phil A. Sutphin. The facility is now known as The F. Clinton Russell Physical Plant Complex and is located on College property formerly utilized by the Mississippi Army Guard, DET I , HHBl-204, on Hwy 15. Dr. Sutphin said part of the com– plex - where the old annory was located- will continue to be known as the Major General W. P. (Pat) Wil,on Building. Wilson served as coach. dormitory supervisor, teacher and National Guard officer at then East Central Juruor College, from 1933 to 1940. He also experienced a distin– guished military career capped by his service as Adjutant General of thl! Mis~issippi National Guard Aceremony to officially name the facility i!!. scheduled at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. May 9, following the regu Jar monthly meeting of the College's Board of Trustees, whtch approved the measure at its March meeting. The public is invited to anend the dedication program. Dr. Sutphin said Russell, who "pent 28 years leading the maime– nance department prior to his rl!tire-

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Da\idson of Union. They had two daughters. Barbara. now deceased, and Lynn. and a son. Randy. Barbara, a nurse. was married to Frank Shock and lived in Cambdenton. Mo. Their daughter, Betsy. ts a marketing major working toward a master's degree at M1ssoun State University, and son Forrest. 18, i'> a htgh school senior m Cambdenton. Missouri. Lynn is a vocational ca~e manager with Crawford and Company Integrated Services. She is married to George Hayes and they have two children, Hunter, 18. a senior at Newton County High School and Joy, 16, a junior at NCHS. They reside in Decatur. Randy is Executi>.e Director of the Regulatory Division for BeliSouth. He is married to the for– mer Sherri McMullan of Decatur and they have three children, Victoria,ll ; Caroline. 9: and Chri~topher, 6. They reside in Madison.

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