In memory of Russell John Smith

13 Sept 1983 - 27 May 2023

Russell, or Russ as he was known to his loved ones, was a selfprofessed Country Bogan who loved the outdoors, animals and a Bundy Rum.He was a jack of many trades and had a heart of gold. Russell had been working towards his goals consistently, since sustaining a brain injury 18yrs ago and was just about to start a new job he was so excited about when his life was tragically cut short due to a

It is hard to put into a few small, short paragraphs, my thoughts about Russ – as I could just rave about him. I have supported Russ for the past two years as Co Worker at Headstart, and it has been an absolute pleasure. Russ always managed to make me belly laugh over the phone, and to look at the bright side of life. He would crack jokes about Chuck Norris and was just so funny. He told me how I needed to refer to him as “Lord Smith” because he had bought a Scottish coat of arms over the internet which left me in stitches. He’s truly one of the funniest people I’ve ever met and I am so heartbroken he has been taken so suddenly.

Russ had worked hard over the past