Charles Russell Shillaber

Charles Russell Shillaber, known as Russ to family and friends, died on August 24th in Wentworth Douglas Hospital with his sons at his side. He was 92. Born and raised in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Russ enlisted in the United States Navy after graduating from high school in 1948. During his 5 years of military service he served aboard the USS Soley, an experience he said taught him more than he ever learned in a classroom. Russ attended the University of New Hampshire, where he met Lynn McCann. The two were married in 1956. The following year, Russ graduated with a degree in Business Administration. He was employed by the Internal Revenue Service for eleven years in several different capacities, in Berlin and Portsmouth, NH. During this period, he attended Boston College Law School as a night student and earned his law degree in 1966. The same year he was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar and authorized to practice before the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire. In 1972 he was admitted to practice...