Graduation Year | Class of 1965 |
Date of Passing | Mar 14, 2006 |
About | RWHS Class of '65 member Russ Leik passed away 3/14/2006 after a short battle with cancer. While in high school he was interested in cars and motorcycles, driving a '46 Ford coupe, '53 Ford & '49 Mercury 2-door sedans, plus '53 Chevy, '49 Pontiac and '57 Ford convertibles; he rode an AJS 500cc motorcycle and his father's Vincent Rapide. Project builds included a '23 Model T roadster, '25 T coupe and a '51 Henry J powered by a 400cu-in Buick V8. Russ was a veteran, serving in the Army in Vietnam and later in the Air National Guard. He was employed as an aviation mechanic. |