Herman Jerome Russell (December 23, 1930 – November 15, 2014) was an entrepreneur and influential figure in Atlanta, Georgia.
[1][2][3][4][5] He founded H. J. Russell & Company, the largest minority-owned real estate and construction business in the United States.
[8] Herman J. Russell died on November 15, 2014, at the age of 83, in Atlanta Georgia and was buried at South-View Cemetery.
[9] After his death, DNA proved that Russell fathered a daughter out of wedlock, Joycelyn Alston.
Courts ruled that Alson was not entitled to any portion of his estate as he had left behind a will disinheriting any potential children born out-of-wedlock.