Russ & Bev Musarra to celebrate 54th wedding anniversary April 4

Russ Musarra, a fiery but damn good reporter at the Beacon Journal and elsewhere before his retirement, and his wife, Bev, will be celebrating their 54^th wedding anniversary April 4.

BJ Alums got this email from Russ, in response to one we sent to Rosario inquiring about a photo on his Facebook page:

Hi John!

 Overseas travel?!? You're making me jealous. Hope it's safe and as much fun as we had when we went to Beijing 10 years ago. My second overseas journey and Bev's first. There haven't been any since.

Musarras (from left): Russ, Rosario Jr., Mark, Jim, Joe

The guys (from left, as we always said in our cutlines) are sons Russ (Rosario Jr.), Mark and Jim and our oldest grandson, Joe. He's 26 and Russ' oldest. In all, we have nine grandkids (aged 35 to 10) and two greats, Lily, 5, and Gage, 3 (going on 35).

Bev and I will mark 54 years wedded blitz on April 4.

Be well and please share some details of your foreign adventures!

Russ

I’ll leave it up to Russ to explain to Beverly what he means by “wedded blitz.”

The overseas travel that Russ refers to is an upcoming trip to New Zealand and Australia by Paula and me. Cathy Strong, a State Desk reporter in the 1970s, will fly to Auckland from her Wellington area beach home for a reunion.

Russ and artist Chuck Ayers collaborated for their “Walks Around Around” series in the BJ and later in a 2007 book published by the University of Akron Press.

Russ and Bev lived in Macedonia (1966-88), then moved to Northfield Center till 2003, when they changed their residence to Streetsboro. 

Since his BJ exit, Russ has written a column for Focus, a monthly tabloid aimed at readers 50 and older; the Town Crier column for Akron City magazine; covered Hudson as a Beacon Journal news correspondent; and served briefly on the board of Actors Summit Theater in Hudson.

Russ doesn't let any moss grow on him because of inactivity.

What about YOU? If you have significant family events, email jo4wvu@neo.rr.com with the information and photos and we’ll post them on the BJ Alums blog.