DID YOU KNOW? Steve Russell is a 5-generation Oklahoman born in Oklahoma City? Russell grew up in Del City, Oklahoma. The youngest of three, Russell nearly died at birth due to an opposite blood type with his mother. After weeks of intensive care, he recovered and would face several other brushes with death. At the age of seven, Russell was nearly killed by the deadly tornado that hit near Lake Eufala, Oklahoma on June 11, 1970 while visiting his grandparents. Later that year, Russell nearly died from a ruptured appendix and underwent two surgeries with weeks of intensive care at Midwest City Hospital. Russell attended school at Del City Elementary and KerrJunior High. He became a Christian reading a Gideons New Testament he picked up at Kerr in 1977. Graduating from Del City High in 1981, Russell was President of his senior class and voted most likely to succeed. After earning a 4-Year Army ROTC Scholarship, Russell attended Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, AR.
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