Gavin Russell

==Background==
Gavin was a private in the Westfield National Guard. A nice enough guy, he was probably always in trouble and joined the Guard as a way to pay his bills. With military skills he had a fairly tough attitude. 
Private Russell survived the first several months of the zombie apocalypse with the rest of his National Guard unit at the Westfield High school. He went along with the unit to Lenny's farm during the overthrow of Senator Sean Stockwell. 
Following that event, Gavin had an immediate connection with Abby. He seemed nervous around her, but still made the first trade trip to Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy so he could talk to the 'hot chick.' As their relationship grew, and the decision was made to maintain both locations and possibly relocate some of the Westfield survivors to Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy, Gavin drove to Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy to ask Patty and Adrian's permission to move there and begin dating Abby. Following the expected talks from Patty, Adrian and Gilbert, Gavin was invited to move to Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy and quickly proved his talent and abilities to integrate himself into the team.  Gavin had a father/son relationship with Staff Sergeant Mike, and a friendly relationship with both Hector and LaFrenz. He was a great shot, despite being green in terms of combat. He was great at clearing houses, became very proficient with a Halligan, and even showed the Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy survivors how to use a chainsaw to help clear houses like they did in Westfield. He remained uncomfortable shooting people however. Gavin took up residence on the third floor common room of Hall E, and became one of Adrian's most trusted associates and friends; going so far as to give Adrian a high five over his relationship with Mallory Malone.      
Gavin never really believed Abby and Adrian about their dreams. He was weirded out by the whole thing and only went to find the Mannings sisters because of Abby. Afterwards he looked at Adrian like some kind of wizard or Nostradamus. As the situation with the Farm progressed, Gavin assisted in several recon missions, on his last one just prior to their first trade, he indicated an increased number of undead in the downtown area leading towards the Farm. He helped Blake set up a filtration system for their fuel, and felt guilty for moving away from Westfield after hearing of their difficulties with returning survivors. The day of the BBQ, Gavin took two through and through shots in the lower abdomen and later died on the way to Westfield. Before his death in route to Westfield for medical care, Gavin shared with Abby that he'd had a dream of his own regarding Adrian, and the need to protect him at all costs. The soul of humanity being at stake. The bullets he took were intended for Adrian. Following Gilbert's death, Gavin appeared once more to Adrian in a dream of the White Room. He was all smiles, looked pleased, and shared knowing glances with Gilbert who was present as well.