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Dori Curtis, right, speaks Friday night at a vigil for Jean and Donna Jalbert who died in a house fire Sunday night at 1017 State Route 121 in Otisfield. Many members of the community came to honor the beloved couple at Spurrs Corner Church next door to the home. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Julia Jalbert, right, reacts Friday evening after looking at the remains of the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Jean and Donna Jalbert, who died in the blaze Sunday night at 1017 State Route 121 in Otisfield. Many members of the community came to a vigil for the couple Friday night at Spurrs Corner Church next door to the home. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Julia Jalbert, right, reacts Friday evening after looking at the remains of the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Jean and Donna Jalbert, who died in the blaze Sunday night at 1017 State Route 121 in Otisfield. Many members of the community came to a vigil for the couple Friday night at Spurrs Corner Church next door to the home. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Former Otisfield Town Clerk Sharon Matthews wipes a tear Friday night after speaking at a vigil for Jean and Donna Jalbert, who died Sunday night when their home burned at 1017 State Route 121 in Otisfield. Many members of the community attended a vigil in remembrance of the couple Friday night at Spurrs Corner Church next door to the home. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Dori Curtis, right, speaks Friday night at a vigil for Jean and Donna Jalbert who died in a house fire Sunday night at 1017 State Route 121 in Otisfield. Many members of the community came to honor the beloved couple at Spurrs Corner Church next door to the home. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...