Thursday, December 6, 2018
Our dear friend Russell Chavis was a man who lived life as it came his way. He wasn’t one to shy away from whatever lay in his path, and his courageous nature was with him to the end.
He worked hard (Mr Harvey taught him that), loved his family, and had a beautiful, generous heart. He was a simple man who my brother always said looked like he could have been a Confederate general (and I think his tribute photo reflects that.)
We grew up together from the pre-teen years, and he was one rambunctious rascal on his Honda dirt bike. Thankfully, Dee Dee tamed him down a great deal before they started their perfect little family.
I add this last paragraph as a tribute to my dear friend out of love and admiration. Back in 1993, Russell was the driving force behind the house that we’re blest to live in. It was his brains, along with his brawn, that allowed a handful of us to frame and dry it in in four days. The fourth day, he pretty much sheeted the roof by himself as a couple of us fed him the plywood from below.
We will ever be thankful to have known Russell as the good, decent man that he was.
Blessings on his precious family.
Mike and Barbara Jeffcoat
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