When I discovered that Russell was missing. I had looked at a Facebook posting of my nieces and saw that she has asked if anyone had seen him. I made a call to her and found out it wasn't a joke. I began plastering the same request to help find Russell on my Facebook page, as well as emailing everyone in my address book to help expand the search for him. So many people did so many things to help get the word out and to search for Russell. For that, we are all so very thankful. There are so many people out there whom we may never even know about who did something to help in this search. For those known to us as well as those unknown, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. Of course, we were all hoping that he had picked up his bonus check that he was to receive for completing Basic & AIT training and had went to Atlanta as he had mentioned to some friends.
It was November 10th when a family friend had found a way to get airplanes up in the air and to search the Chippewa County Forest. This individual is the person who got the Chippewa County Sheriffs Department (CCSD) out of their office and to actually search for my nephew. Had it not been for this man, I doubt this search would have taken place when and how it did.
Still, as it happened, family members, friends and even strangers were already out in the Chippewa County Forest searching the area in which was known to be a favorite hunting spot of Russell's. And, it was family members who found Russell's car. They yelled and did a nearby search for him, and called CCSD to let them know the car had been located. They then went out to the end of the "trail" awaiting the arrival of CCSD. The family saw that Russell's cell phone and wallet were on the dash of his car. Surely he wouldn't have gone too far without these items. There were posts made on Facebook and the hope and excitement was running through all of us. For whatever reason, it never occurred to me personally of what the turn out would be after finding his car. When I read these words on Facebook; "RIP Russell Plummer" I dropped to my knees.
I was at work, in Texas, 1000 miles away from my family experiencing the worst tragedy I can ever remember. Money was extremely tight for us, so I travelled to Wisconsin alone in order to do whatever I could to help my family, and to be able to say Good-Bye to Russell; or as I had called him his entire life, "Bud".
This is all I can post at this time without becoming too emotional, so I am going to end this post at this time and will continue at another time.
As always, I pray peace and blessings upon you all. May God provide for whatever need you may have. Also, if interested in this Blog, please feel free to become a follower of it and share it with any you may believe would be interested.
Sincerely,
~ Peggy ~
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