Obituary

Russell Swan passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 in Covington, LA. He was the son of Irene Santalucito and Philip F. Swan, Sr. He is survived by his wife Martha “Marty” Kemp Swan; his children, Charmaine Swan Rich (Ray), April Swan Rosney (Mark), Dr. Chad R. Swan (Kelly) and Mandy Katherine Swan; grandchildren, Mitchell Swan, Chase Rich, Logan Rich, Katherine Swan, Samantha Swan and Charlotte Swan; and brother, Philip Swan, Jr.

He attended school at Holy Cross, New Orleans, St. Joseph’s Seminary in Covington, Tulane, U. of Iowa and UNO. He received an AA in Liberal Arts from St. Joseph Abbey Seminary, BA in English from Tulane and an MA in English from UNO in New Orleans.

He worked as a technical writer and editor for: Chrysler and Boeing at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans; for NASA at Stennis, MS; Computer Center in Slidell where he received the Silver Snoopy Award; and for the Navy at UNO, New Orleans.

He taught English at Delgado in Slidell as an adjunct instructor for 15 years.

Mr. Swan was a founding member of St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Slidell where he was a lector, in charge of altar servers and MC for Triduum services for 27 years. He was MC and lector for 2 years at Most Holy Trinity in Covington.

He was a volunteer porter and tour guide at St. Joseph Abbey in Covington. Russell was a soccer coach for youth soccer in Slidell. He was a runner and ran in the Crecent City Classic for 34 years straight. He was an avid reader and chess player having played in many local and regional chess tournaments.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Memorial Mass at St. Joseph Abbey, 75376 River Road, St. Benedict, LA 70457 on Friday, May 30, 2025, at 2:00 PM with visitation at the Abbey on Friday beginning at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Abbey Cemetery.