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October 21, 2022
October 21, 2022
Russ, today is your birthday. As I sit here sobbing reading my twins tributes over the years I am certain that Charlie is there with you. Playing guitars, learning to golf, listening to wacky or cool music with you, Mom and all your buddies up there. We miss you both desperately but hope our sadness is your happiness!♥️♥️
April 15, 2022
April 15, 2022
What a couple of strange years. You’re sense of humor would have made it easier. Hope Mom is with playing golf with you somewhere!♥️ Love, Your sister in law.
April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021
It is 10 years ago today that we lost you. My one true love. I will miss you forever.
As I look back over the last ten years, I know that you would be so proud of Katy. I see you in her and it makes life a little easier. She is kind and smart, & even a little nerdy like you. She digs into something until she figures it out, whether it's a data analysis problem, a new project she has to manage or figuring out how to grow a garden. And she doesn't give up or give in easily.

The one thing I am truly grateful for is that you got to meet Charlie. She is a little "Rusty", especially her red hair color - must be like your grandmothers hair when she was young. She even has a little of that sense of humor I loved about you.

I wish you were here to see your daughter and granddaughter grow up, and to see the rest of our wonderful extended family and friends. But since that can't happen, just know that all who knew you miss you greatly. Your kindness, strength, perseverance, sense of humor and intelligence made you a one of a kind husband, father, brother, son, uncle and friend. I am forever honored to have been your wife and love.
P.S. I hope Mom isn't driving you and Bill crazy on the golf course up there in Heaven! I wonder if nudging the ball in with your foot is allowed!?
April 15, 2020
April 15, 2020
I am thinking about you today Lynn and the beautiful love that you and Russ shared that helped you gracefully and bravely navigate the long Road of cancer treatment you were on.  Inspirational. Sending Love to you and Katy.    Nancy
April 15, 2020
April 15, 2020
Dear Russ,
I think of you almost everyday, as we always see always see at least one crow on our walk. I know Lynn, Katy and Charlie miss you terribly but know that they are doing well. You would have loved Katy's wedding, which went off without a hitch and right before the Coronavirus made the country close down. Lucky! Hope you and Mike and Bill are singing, playing golf, birding or whatever makes you all happy. Love you, Laurie
October 21, 2019
October 21, 2019
Happy Birthday Buddy! I miss you now and forever. This day I will carry a loving feeling around with me knowing that you were a loving friend to me, my husband and my family. You were a loving husband to Lynn and loving father to Katy and grandfather to Charlie. Thank you for sharing the love and light you had within with the world around you. You have inspired all of us that know you! Wish you were here.
April 15, 2019
April 15, 2019
Eight years ago today you had to give up your battle to survive melanoma. I saw one of your dermatologists recently who reminded me of how much they all admired your strength and dry humor through the whole cancer journey. They told you that you had a one-year prognosis and you survived 17! You never really liked to be called the "Melanoma Warrior" (you were much too humble) but you sure were a survivor.
Just when I think I've gotten to a point where my sadness over losing you might be leveling out, something comes up and throws my life into turmoil and tears. A wonderful occasion - the marriage of our daughter Katy to her fiancee Lynel is happening in February 2020. While I am so happy about this, I am overwhelmed with sadness that you will not be here to walk our daughter down the aisle. It just doesn't seem right and it's difficult to cope with this pain. I know it was so hard for you to make it until Katy's 21st birthday, but you did it! I just wish you were going to be here to help me celebrate our daughter's wedding. I know this pain will pass and the event will be a joyous occasion, and you will be somewhere looking on. But I wish you were going to be here with us...
I look back at the tributes left on this site for you over the years and am again so grateful: for the time I got to spend with you; for our wonderful daughter; that you got to meet your granddaughter Charlie even if briefly; and for all the great memories. It seems to me that you had a profound effect on so many lives; I know that I am a better person because of you. Even now, so many years later, you are greatly missed and forever admired.
Love you dear Russ!
October 22, 2018
October 22, 2018
The time passes Russ and though your at that the magic age of 65 you'll live on as a current memory of your wonderful recall, and wit...always that sparkle in your eye when you'd used one of your witty quips...you were a joy
October 21, 2018
October 21, 2018
Happy 65th Birthday to my dear Russ. We miss you so much. I wish you were here to share everything with you. Life just isn't the same. You added such joy to our lives.
June 1, 2018
June 1, 2018
I worked with Russ in downtown San Francisco and the Bay Area in 1982 to 1984. Never forgot how full of life he was and his uncanny ability to remember people. His sense of humor was unstoppable.
Here in 2018 from Colorado I wish to thank you Russ for all the time we spent together on the job— funny, full of life and remembered fondly by every person he met. He made a difference in how I approached people and changed my life.
God Bless Russ.
April 15, 2018
April 15, 2018
Dear Russ,

I feel your Spirit. You live because you loved and are loved --even to this very moment. How can we not love such a beautiful soul such as yours. You are a light--keep burning bright. It helps us all as we journey to join you again in peace.
April 15, 2018
April 15, 2018
My dear Russ you have been gone 7 years. It is so hard to believe that it has been this long. We miss you every day but especially today. The memories come flooding in. Losing you in my life has been so difficult. If it weren't for your wonderful daughter and granddaughter I'm not sure I would have made it. They remind me of you every time I see them and it makes me smile. Katy said that Charlie is starting to have your sense of humor. I think it's true! You would be proud of them. I know I am. It might sound goofy but I see your life spirit carried on through them. It's how I know you are still with me. I love you and miss you so much.
October 21, 2017
October 21, 2017
Happy 64th Birthday. I'm missing you tremendously my sweet Russ. Every day that goes by I think it will be better. You were so dear to my heart that I still can't believe you are gone, and yet the emptiness in my heart confirms it every day. It's so unfair that you're not here to see your daughter and granddaughter grow up. They keep me going! Just know that you were, and always will be, cherished and loved. P.S. Charlie wants to have a birthday party for you tonight...she loves you and cake!!
October 21, 2017
October 21, 2017
Russ...Happy birthday big guy...the years tick by but the wonderful memories of you and Lynn; T-Bird, Mexico, and your visits to Palo Alto are crystal clear...I'm blessed to have known you both...
October 21, 2017
October 21, 2017
Today you would have been 64. You're missed constantly by so many. Your daughter has grown into an amazing young woman and her boyfriend Lynel is awesome. Your granddaughter Charlie is so beautiful and tall and Judith is just a previous young woman. Loopy, well, she's taking care of Mom now, who at 93 is still a kick. You're niece and nephews are awesome; Judith and Charlie loves playing with Lulus two boys, Holden and Avett. You probably know all this because we all constantly see crows- so we know you are watching us.
We miss you so much and wish you were still here. Love, Laurie
April 17, 2017
April 17, 2017
Russ,
Your missed on this mortal plane my friend, but never far from our hearts...many wonderful memories...
April 16, 2017
April 16, 2017
We toasted Russ last night, six years after we lost him. We miss him and think about him all the time. Russ, your granddaughter Charlie asked me yesterday morning if your body is still here in the house. I told her that your spirit definitely is here. Judith remembers that you used to call out "Good night Barbie" and she would reply "Goodnight Ken". She was about six or seven, and it is a sweet memory for her even now as she is almost fifteen! We have so many reminders of you. I am honored to have been your wife and I still miss you dearly. Love, Lynn
April 15, 2017
April 15, 2017
We continue to cherish our memories of Russ and send our love to the Knerr family.
October 21, 2016
October 21, 2016
Respect and Love is going out to you and your family. I miss your gentle nature.
April 16, 2016
April 16, 2016
No matter how busy I am, I remember and miss Russ.
April 16, 2016
April 16, 2016
Hey Russ, You were a great friend throughout high school and college. We had some crazy fun times, Mercersburg, Camp Hill, and Houston. Miss your crazy fun laugh!! Peace my friend!!
April 15, 2016
April 15, 2016
I come back to this website regularly to re-read all of the wonderful notes and stories about Russ and to look at the photos. What an amazing guy he was! I miss him all the time, but especially today on the five-year anniversary of his passing. I feel his presence in our home and around me, with constant reminders of him - like his beautiful daughter and the granddaughter he only got to know briefly, but happily. The deep sorrow I feel is overwhelming today, and many days, but he left us with such a grand legacy of memories to support us through the years. I truly loved that man and I always will! I think of him and smile.
October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015
Not a day goes by that I don't have Russ in my thoughts and prayers. I love him and miss him so much.
October 21, 2015
October 21, 2015
Russ...it's a great loss to not have you in our lives dear friend...you were an absolutely unique, special person, and if I sit quietly I can still hear your laugh..not of this mortal plane but part of our hearts...
April 17, 2015
April 17, 2015
Wonderful memories Russ..."Hey get off that T-bird pinball game and study your Spanish!"
April 17, 2015
April 17, 2015
To my dear Russ,
The day has come and gone to honor your life and our loss of you - four years ago yesterday. I hope you know that we honor your life every day, not just on the day of your passing. I spent yesterday in a hospital, helping Mom but thinking of you. I learned so much from you - somehow it made being in the hospital almost bearable. We spent way too much time in hospitals, didn't we? Yet, all the times there and in between were amazingly special and I hold all of our memories so close to my heart. I miss you tremendously. I wish I could just hear your voice again or see your smile. Even though it has been four long years, I keep thinking you'll walk around the corner and back into our lives. You meant so much to me and to so many people. I love you very, very much.
P.S. I'm sure you're up in heaven playing with Carol Starbuck's boxer, Frasier. You always had a special bond with humans *and* animals! :)
April 15, 2015
April 15, 2015
So hard to believe you've been gone so long. I'm reminded of you everyday by the crowd in our neighborhood. We talk about you often, and smile. You are deeply missed.
April 15, 2015
April 15, 2015
Today I celebrate you, Russ, a life giving spirit full of light and love. You inspire.
April 15, 2015
April 15, 2015
I miss you Russ and I think of you often. Two months ago today 2/15/15 my Boxer doggie Frazier died. I have a favor to ask, would you be so kind as to watch over him in heaven for me until I meet up with you there. Miss you dear friend****
October 21, 2014
October 21, 2014
No one with a better memory, or wit...Happy Birthday Russ and thank you for being part of so many of my most valued personal experiences.
October 21, 2014
October 21, 2014
Happy birthday RUSS. I can still remember the night at a Mexican resturant in Palo Alto you turned to me and said "The waiters name is Otto"...I looked at you kinda like " ahhh OK"... And with that wonderful wit you said "yes, Automatic". I bursted out laughing. I still do to this day when I think of that! The light stilll shines dear friend. Always.
October 21, 2014
October 21, 2014
Dear Russ, I miss you. Today would have been your 61st birthday. It seems so unfair not to have you here with us to celebrate a life well lived. I think about you all the time. I am forever grateful for the life we had together. Love you forever, Lynn
April 15, 2014
April 15, 2014
Russ..you and Lynn will always be remembered during a wonderful time in life...your not gone, just waiting around the corner...
April 15, 2014
April 15, 2014
Dear Russ,
You have been gone from us for three years now. We miss you very much. And you have missed so much. Our lovely, kind daughter Katy just turned 24 on April 9th. And our granddaughter Charlie will be 4 on May 6th. I'm so glad you got to meet her. She told me yesterday that you are her favorite Pop-Pop and you are in the sky watching over us. :)
We struggle on without you. I cherish all of the wonderful memories I have with you and although my heart is broken, I smile when I think of you. You could always make me laugh.
Love you and miss you so much,
Lynn
October 23, 2013
October 23, 2013
I remember what Russ, Lynn and I did related to melanoma.
October 21, 2013
October 21, 2013
Russ you are loved and missed! Hoya Hoya!
John and Gail
October 21, 2013
October 21, 2013
Happy birthday warrior man...Russ,a brave soul who left a wonderful legacy of strength and kindness to all who knew him....your missed
October 21, 2013
October 21, 2013
Happy Birthday today Russ. I know you are with us in spirit so we shall remember always. Love you, Carolina
October 21, 2013
October 21, 2013
My dear Russ would have been 60 today, the 21st of October. If he were still here, we would have a huge celebration (which he would have said wasn't needed but would have throughly enjoyed!). But since he isn't here, we will remember him in solemn quiet, our hearts filled with love for him, wishing he were still here with us, tears in our eyes. Miss him so much!
April 18, 2013
April 18, 2013
The T-Bird pub, Russ on the pin ball, Reggae playing, cold beer, and our futures before us all... a magical time
April 15, 2013
April 15, 2013
Two years always loved, never forgotten! Thought about you last night when I was watching a movie and I saw a character who reminded me of you. He was a cool guy just like you.....Always loved, never forgotten!
April 15, 2013
April 15, 2013
Dearest Russ, Two long years of missing you. Seems like it should get easier but it just hasn't. I miss you every day and think about you all the time. Thank you for all the time we had together and the memories we created. You would be so proud of our daughter; how she is living her life & raising Charlie. She is so much like you it makes me smile. I'll love you forever and always.
April 15, 2013
April 15, 2013
It has been two years since you flew away. (I think that's what Charlie thinks, because she always says every crow or black bird she sees is you). The funny thing is, it's like you are still here all the time. Being able to live here with Lynn, Katy, Charlie, Judith, Hugo and Nana has been very special. You have left behind a beautiful family...
October 24, 2012
October 24, 2012
Dear Russ, I miss you so much and have so memories of the wonderful times we had together. I wish were with us this Christmas to see your adorable granddaughter open her gifts. I know somehow you will be. Love you, Mom
October 22, 2012
October 22, 2012
Russ and I had watery eyes when we talked about hospice during the melanoma group. It was a goodbye. Previously, we discussed life and increasing well-being then about an ending. I was touched . Now I am  sad and OK with missing Russ.
October 21, 2012
October 21, 2012
To the Melanoma Warrior. It's the day of your birth and you are greatly missed but we all talk about you all the time and hold your life up as a goal for all! Love you always! Laurie
October 21, 2012
October 21, 2012
Your always in my thoughts. Love seeing your family, and sharing all the memories.
You would be so proud of them, with raising Charlie, you live within that little one...xo, with love your friend, and stylist. :)
April 15, 2012
April 15, 2012
Dear Russ, what a long and lonely year of missing you this has been. I have always loved you and I always will. I am the luckiest person in the world to have had you for my husband and my one true love. Today we will commemorate you with memories and thoughts from family and friends. It will be sad but joyful, for we all treasure the time we had with you. I love you dearly, Lynn
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