Russell Alexander Gund, 88 died peacefully on Friday, September 8, 2006, in Bixby. Today we honor your life and remember you with both gladness and sadness in our hearts. We are so grateful for every moment we had. We only wish we could have had so much more.

Russell was born February 15, 1918, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Charles and Ida Gund. He graduated from Cleveland High School, St. Louis, and the Missouri School of Mines, Rolla. He pole vaulted for the varsity track team and was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. For outstanding contributions to the profession and community leadership he was certified a member of the Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla. After moving to Tulsa in 1947, he eventually started Electrical Contractors of Tulsa, Inc. in the early fifty's to specialize in electrification of plants for the petroleum, chemical and power industries. His first contract was the Liberty electrical sub-station. He began Gund Arabians in the late 1960s and retired in the 1970s to devote fulltime to the Bixby farm and horses. He served as president of the Society of Professional Engineers and the Oklahoma Arabian Horse Association and was a Sertoman for many years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth, two brothers, Carl and Richard and his parents.

He is survived by his children Stephen and Margaret Gund, Walter and Cleone Gund and Margaret and Dale Lucas all of Bixby; a sister, Muriel Carline of Oklahoma City, 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Dad was a hard worker and perfectionist who loved his family and his farm. He will be missed.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Arabian Horse Youth Foundation Region 9 Scholarship. Send to: Youth Foundation, c/o Cindy Savage, 3172 Auction Barn Road, Benton, TX 76513 or an organization of choice.