Russell Alan Richmond, 51, died on July 13, 2013, in a car accident near Glennallen, Alaska. Known to friends and family as Rusty, he was a beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, and an avid outdoorsman who lived and worked in many places throughout Alaska.Rusty was born on February 12, 1962, to Gerald and Darlene Richmond in Ellensburg, Washington, where he spent his childhood and adolescence. He began coming to Alaska as a teenager with his father, and as a young man worked in the commercial fishing industry for many years, including as a crewman on crab fishing vessels out of Dutch Harbor. In 1983, Rusty moved to Alaska to stay, and eventually settled in the Big Lake area. He worked in the construction industry as a heavy equipment operator and for many years worked with the Alaska Laborers Union throughout the state. Rusty enjoyed hunting, fishing, snow machining and four-wheeling, and had an incredible talent for rebuilding old cars and motorcycles. He loved his family and was a devoted uncle to eight nieces and nephews, and twelve great-nieces and -nephews.Preceded in death by his father, Gerald Richmond, Rusty is survived by his mother and stepfather, Gene and Darlene York of Yakima, his brothers Jim and Rick Richmond of Yakima, and his sister Judi Davidson of Palmer, Alaska.A funeral will be held at the Davidson family home in the Mat-Su Valley on Sunday, August 11, at 4p.m., with a reception immediately following. For more information and directions to the residence, please email [email protected].