ATLANTA — Russ Russo remembers the summer of 2000 fondly. He and his father Albert made the 13-hour drive from New Jersey to Atlanta for a boys trip that was capped off with the All-Star Game at Turner Field. Pop star Brandy sang the national anthem, Hank Aaron threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and Derek Jeter was named MVP.
"It was one of the best weekends in my life," he told the Washington Examiner.
But tragedy struck the Russo family late last year when Albert died due to complications from a stroke.