Russell Allen Wentworth J.D. ’00 died on July 20, 2011 after a 7 year battle with cancer. He was born in San Jose in 1976, son of Kay Callister Wentworth and Russell A. Wentworth, and Matthew R. Mitchell.  He was raised in San Jose and Chandler, Ariz. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints when he was 18. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a double Bachelor’s Degree in History and Psychology. He later earned a Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2000. Russell married Carissa Brown Wentworth in the Salt Lake Temple in 2001. He worked as a Police Officer and Firefighter for the city of Sunnyvale for six years, and loved every minute of it.  For the last four years he has been employed as a Deputy District Attorney for Adams County, Colo. He was an experienced Appellate Advocate before the Colorado Supreme Court.  He was a dedicated and loving husband and father.  Russell loved the law and the Constitution of the United States of America.  He was a true Patriot and kept up a regular correspondence with his political representatives. Survived by his wife, Carissa B. Wentworth, his parents, three young children, siblings Leah Arratia-Rivera, April Wentworth, and Elizabeth Wentworth. Grandparents: Doug Gunn, Myrna Lindsey-Gunn, Rosie Wentworth, Russell Wentworth, and Joan Wentworth.