Russell Lloyd, Sr. and Roger Zion walk down Court St., past the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum at 300 Court St. Russell Lloyd, Sr. was mayor of Evansville 1972-1980. Shortly after he left office he was shot in his home and died 3 days later. Roger Herschel Zion (September 17, 1921 - September 24, 2019) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Indiana from 1967 through 1975.