(WBAY) - Russell Motschenbacher, commonly known in northeast Wisconsin as the “Fox River Mall Santa”, passed away ... but I think with his beard, you know he had the big full white beard.

Santa’s got a brand new leg. A professional NJ mall Santa almost lost his leg ... he was trained on things like beard maintenance and how to deal with a frightened child.

It’s safe to say that Simmons has left his mall Santa days in the past. But you can still see him in red, white, black, and beard in theaters now or whenever Red One lands on streaming sometime ...