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Son of local man among dead at Ft. Hood

By Barry Adams, Capital Newspapers

badams@capitalnewspapers.com

An uncle of a Racine nurse who was stationed at Fort Hood in Texas said Friday that his nephew was among the 13 people killed in Thursday's shooting.

Russell Seager was nurse practitioner in the primary care area at the VA Medical Center and a teacher at Bryant and Stratton College both in Milwaukee.

His uncle, Larry Seager of Mauston, said he received a phone call at about 6 a.m. Friday from his sister informing him of Russell Seager's death. Spokesman for the VA Hospital and college could not confirm Seager's death.

For the complete story, see the Saturday, Nov. 7 issue of the Juneau County Star-Times.

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