The Chancellor’s Office has received word that Russell "Russ" Dor Helwig, age 75, of Whitewater, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, at Fairhaven. Russ was an assistant professor of physics at UW-Whitewater from February 1965 until his retirement in May 1998.
Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. on Monday, March 16, at the First United Methodist Church, 145 S. Prairie Street, Whitewater. Funeral Services will be at the church at 11 a.m.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider a memorial to the Ice Age Trail Alliance or to the Physics Department at UW-River Falls, where Russ received his bachelor's degree.
The campus flag will be lowered to half-staff on Monday, March 16, in his honor.