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A winter resident of Fort Davis, Texas and summer resident of Lincoln, Vermont, Russ Hansen died on November 14, 2002 at the Odessa Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas. Ten days earlier Russ had presented his “Birds in Flight” slide lecture to an enthusiastic audience at the First Annual Balmorhea Bird Festival, Balmorhea, TX. It is fitting that his final presentation was so well received because sharing his photography with others was his favorite activity. Russ is survived by his wife and partner, Marty; a son, David L. Hansen, a daughter, Susan McArdle, and four grandchildren. A Memorial Service celebrating Russ’s life was held on December 2, 2002 at the United Church of Lincoln, Lincoln, Vermont. 

A special memorial exhibit of Russ’s work is currently on view at LightWorks, Inc. in Burlington, Vermont. The exhibit is fabulous, the photos are printed on a new Kodak^® metallic paper and they look like they are flying off the page!

Memorial contributions, for those interested, can be sent to the Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Sherman Hollow Road, Huntington, Vermont 05462, where a permanent collection of Russ’s photographs are on view, OR to Magicians-Without-Borders, 100 Geary Road, Lincoln, VT 05443, an organization specializing in staging magic shows for poor people, especially refugees, in foreign lands. 

The “Birds in Flight” traveling exhibit is currently on view at  The Roger Tory Peterson Institute through November 30, 2003.. Click here for further information on offering this unique exhibit at your favorite museum. 

Birds in Flight stock images will continue to be available for sale indefinitely. Click here for information on purchasing stock images or visit AGPix. Explore this Web site to see what’s available as prints.