Credited to HWA Online

The following is on the index page of http://www.hwaonline.com, the offical Heartland Wrestling website.

Dear Fans,

The Heartland Wrestling Association is saddened to have to inform you that Russ Haas passed away early Saturday morning, December 15th. Russ was a great young athlete with a growing passion for wrestling. We looked forward to working with him and his brother, Charlie, in the future. We are keenly aware that we will be missing someone very special and the staff, management, wrestlers and employees of of the HWA would like to express our heartfelt condolences to Charline and the rest of the Haas family. Russ will be sorely missed.

This Tuesday, please join us as we remember Russ, and dedicate our normal Showcase to his memory.

Sincerely,
Les Thatcher