He is so dear to all of us and with your help, we would like to help raise funds for the ALS walk on his behalf, lead by his friend, Jack Thorp to find the cure for ALS.

Jack Thorp and Bill Duncan had been there for Russ since day one and witnessed how devastating and aggressive the disease was.

Russ knew that the cure might not be here when it was time for him to leave but he was dedicated to help all he could and can and hoped that one day, nobody would have to suffer from it anymore.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease is a fatal neuro-muscular disease that can strike anyone without warning. Patients with this disease lose more and more bodily functions and in most, with very few exceptions, this disease ends with death.

Every 90 minutes someone in this country will be diagnosed with ALS and every 90 minutes someone will lose their battle against this devastating disease.

Here is the information about the upcoming October 15th, 2011 Walk: