Thief River Falls – Dallas S. Russ Jr. passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota.Dallas Simmion Russ Jr. was born February 1, 1953 in Georgetown, SC to Marcella (Pope) Russ and Dallas S. Russ Sr. He graduated from Howard High School in Georgetown, SC. Dallas served in the United States Air Force from 1972 to 1976, during which time he was stationed at Grand Forks AFB and Minot AFB in North Dakota, as well as Andersen AFB in Guam. After his military service he attended and graduated from the Colorado School of Trades, Lakewood, CO, with a degree in gunsmithing.
On February 14, 1975 Dallas was united marriage to Brenda E. (Babinski) Russ in Guam. They made their home in McKinley, which is near Cumberland, Wisconsin, where he had his gunsmithing business, Powder Horn Gunsmith. Dallas and Brenda raised three children: Courtney, Amber, and Evan, before moving to Thief River Falls, where he continued with his gunsmithing business, as well as working for Pennington County and the Thief River Falls School District.
He was very active in the Boy Scouts of America, working on staff at Camp Wilderness for several camp seasons. He enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, and many other outdoor activities. He taught many firearms training classes throughout the Thief River Falls area.
Dallas is survived by his three children, Courtney (Allison) Russ, West Fargo, ND, Amber (Lee) Williams, Hudson, WI, and Evan (Kayla) Russ, Detroit Lakes; mother, Marcella (Pope) Russ; brother, Dennis (Tracy) Russ of Georgetown, SC; along with five grandchildren, Shyla, Justin, Melody, Everett, and Johnathan; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Brenda E. (Babinski) Russ; father, Dallas S. Russ Sr.; and sister, Ann (Russ) Nickes.
A small memorial service to remember Dallas and honor his military service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on February 11, 2022 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2793 in Thief River Falls.
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