Ed and family Ruppel:
Russ/Klunkermeister, your Dad and patriarch, "made his mark" on this board. His posts and comments had their own special cachet - a flavour and forthrightness that I always found admirable and very refreshing. His comments alone always made me open the thread he was participating in, with the expectation of hard facts and his considered opinion based on long experience. And it's not only in the US of A that he'll be missed.
Sorry for the family that Russ has passed, but passing, for all of us, is the predictable tail-end of life. May the Good Lord make this time easier for you and the family.
Down tools, Russ - Rest In Peace.