In Loving Memory of Austen Russell

In Loving Memory of Austen Russell This page is dedicated to the memory of Austen Russell, who passed away on May 30, 2015. Austen was an amazing athlete and cherished son and friend.

We honor his memory by celebrating his love of sports, especially basketball, at a yearly event. Austen Hays Russell, 9, of Henderson, passed away May 30, 2015. Born May 5, 2006, he was the beloved eternal son of Troy and Deedra Russell. His siblings are Collin (14), Kyler (12), Payton (5) and Maddie (3). Austen was a member of the LDS Dutchman Pass Ward. He was a third grader at J. Marlan Walker

Elementary School where he excelled on the playground at all sports and had the fastest mile time of all the students in the school. Austen excelled in soccer, basketball, and football, and multiple times was recognized as the best player on his team. His greatest passion was basketball, with a recent love of football. He started dribbling a basketball at age 3 and by the end of the day could dribble up to 50 times with each hand. He made "hoops" out of laundry baskets placed at either end of the hallway and would dribble a basketball between them for hours in a pretend game. He would proudly tell his parents, "I was BYU and I 'versed' Utah and beat them 102 to 86!" At age 4, his dad attached a basketball hoop to a door. He would meticulously keep track of how many shots he made compared to his attempts. He regularly made well over 500 shots daily. He played quarterback in flag football starting at age 5. He led his teams to three Super Bowl victories. After receiving his first Super Bowl trophy, he would proudly display it throughout the house and loved that it was almost as tall as he was. Last fall was Austen's first season in tackle football. With his dad as head coach, this 8-year-old starting quarterback led the Henderson Falcon Club U-8 team to another Super Bowl championship. Austen enjoyed following collegiate and professional sports with his dad and brothers. He rarely missed watching BYU basketball and football games on TV and would impatiently wait for his dad to get home from work so they could watch them together. When he was 5 years of age, his parents noticed his skills with numbers as he could recite entire season game scores for the Dallas Cowboys and BYU. He could also recall scores in the NBA finals and how many points the star players scored. He won every math bee in the second grade. His third grade teacher said that Austen was so gifted in math that he could work problems faster than she could derive the answer. Austen was beyond his years in all aspects of his life and continually blessed us with his smile, competitiveness and passion to succeed. Austen's greatest gift was the incredible family into which he was born, a loving and wise mother who is an extraordinary homemaker, an attentive father for whom spending time with his family is his greatest enjoyment, a home of love, prayer and teaching. Austen was blessed with two wonderful big brothers and two adoring little sisters. One of his favorite past times was shooting baskets with his brothers. He loved reading stories to Payton and playing Hide-And-Go-Seek with Maddie. Austen has completed his mortal probation with family temple covenants intact. O, how he is loved! Through the Atonement, his parents greatly anticipate a reunion with Austen and believe that families are forever. The family is deeply grateful to neighbors, friends and strangers who have reached out to them with so much love during this period of incredible grief.

Don't forget to wear your Austen Shirts to School and Work tomorrow ! Post your pics with friends and family and coworke...
05/02/2024

Don't forget to wear your Austen Shirts to School and Work tomorrow ! Post your pics with friends and family and coworkers in their Austen Shirts with the and tag us too!

ONLY FIVE MORE DAYS!! A BIG thank-you to these two amazing for painting Rocky the Rock (at Foothill)!Also a huge shout...
04/29/2024

ONLY FIVE MORE DAYS!!

A BIG thank-you to these two amazing for painting Rocky the Rock (at Foothill)!

Also a huge shout out to all those who help put our AR3 Celebration together. We are so appreciative of everyone who supports this event!

See you all this Friday 🥳🏀🏈🏅3️⃣🎉🎈

Did you know??? Every Year the AR3 Shirt Has a Different Saying on the Back.Which Ones Do You Have ?Dont forget to order...
04/06/2024

Did you know??? Every Year the AR3 Shirt Has a Different Saying on the Back.
Which Ones Do You Have ?
Dont forget to order this years shirt by Sunday!

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Our AR3 shirts are available to order. Looking forward to celebrating Austen’s birthday with everyone!
04/05/2024

Our AR3 shirts are available to order. Looking forward to celebrating Austen’s birthday with everyone!

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We want to give a huge THANK YOU to the Foothill Basketball Program for the beautiful tribute to Austen for Senior Night...
02/12/2024

We want to give a huge THANK YOU to the Foothill Basketball Program for the beautiful tribute to Austen for Senior Night. They recognized him along with the other senior players who will be graduating this year. It was a special but bittersweet moment for our family, seeing his friends and classmates as 17 and 18 year-old (almost) adults while Austen remains in our memories as forever 9 years old.
But we are so grateful for all who made this special night happen, and those who came to support this event. As we have said many, many times, we have an amazing community and we are always in awe of the support our family has been given and the love and help we continue to receive. Austen is always in our hearts and it gives us comfort to know that he is not forgotten.
Love,
The Russell Family

01/30/2024
The 9th Annual Austen Russell Life Celebration will be held on May 3, 2024 from 3-11 pm. Mark your calendars!
01/20/2024

The 9th Annual Austen Russell Life Celebration will be held on May 3, 2024 from 3-11 pm. Mark your calendars!

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