Russell Frank Girolamo

Russell Frank Girolamo passed away October 10th, 2026. He was born August 31st, 1940, in Beaumont, TX. He grew up in Texas and moved to Florida in the early 70s. He has been living in Jacksonville, Florida long enough to raise his two daughters and see Jacksonville create his favorite NFL team - Jacksonville Jaguars. He is still a Texan at heart which is why you will see the state of Texas on his tombstone located in Ponte Vedra Beach.

Russell worked at SC Johnson for 20 years then he went to work for Broach and Associates before starting his own independent food brokerage company. After retirement from full time, he was a proud member of the TPC Storytellers and part-time cart driver for Marriott. He loved baseball and volunteered as an usher for the Jacksonville Suns soon to become Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimps. You could see him in the stands sitting with his grandsons or taking them down to the field to run the bases. He lived in two wonderful communities: The Woods and Dell Webb in Nocatee where he played tennis, pickleball, poker, pool, softball, dancing, singing and bocce ball.

Russell is survived by his girlfriend Maureen Gnomes, his Nocatee love for the past 13 years; his daughters, Lynn Layfield and Husband, Bruce and his two grandsons, Sean Layfield and Corey Layfield, Lisa Paulger and Husband, Rob and grandson, Billy Paulger. His two brothers, Vincent Girolamo and Wife Judy and their children Marcus and Susan and Frank Girolamo and Wife Sue and their children Gwen and Nancy. He was predeceased by his wife of 50 years Janet Girolamo.

Visitation service will be held on Tuesday, October 20th from 6 to 8 pm at Quinn Shalz 3600 3rd Street Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32250.

Catholic services will be held on Wednesday, October 21st starting at 12 pm at St. Paul’s Catholic Church 523 Pablo Avenue Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250. Reception to follow in the church hall after the ceremony.

Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, October 21st starting at 3 pm at Ponte Vedra Valley 4750 Palm Valley Road, Ponte Vedra, FL 32082.

For Flowers - please contact Kuhn on Beach Blvd (904) 398-8601. If you prefer donations, please contribute to my father’s favorite charity - Tunnels to Towers Foundation - www.t2t.org.