Russell Palmore dies at age 64

I worked with Russ at General Convention. He was a good man and will be missed.

Russell V. Palmore Jr., a Richmond attorney and chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, died Thursday after eye surgery. He was 64.

"Russ was a tremendous example of loyalty and dedication to the Episcopal Church," the Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnston, the diocese's bishop, said in announcing Mr. Palmore's death. "We are mourning the loss of one of our greatest leaders."

Mr. Palmore was instrumental in the diocese's legal fight to retain the property of several Episcopal parishes in Northern Virginia that broke away because of disagreements, including the role of gays and lesbians in the church and the 2003 consecration of an openly gay bishop.

"Russ maintained an unparalleled involvement in church leadership throughout his life, back to the time that he served as a counselor and assistant director at St. George's Camp at Shrine Mont," Johnston said.

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