Robert “Bob” Leroy Rush, Jr., age 67, of Gardner, Kansas, passed away on April 29th at home surrounded by loved ones after a long battle with cancer. Bob was born August 31, 1954 in Boonville, Missouri to Robert (Bob) and Carolyn Rush.
Bob is survived by his wife, Donna Rush, daughter and son in law, Shonda and Travis Dietz, grandchildren Lyla, Timothy, Biruk, Anna and Joseph Dietz, step-son Jamey Metz, siblings Jim, Janie and Betsy, “honorary” children and grandchildren, Lucio and Jenny, Joshua and Davy, as well as many loving friends, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother George (Buck) Rush and wife Dawn Rush.
Bob was a Vietnam veteran in the Air Force. Shortly after his military service he joined the US Postal Service where he was a postal carrier for over 35 years before retiring in 2011.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, May 22 at 4:00 at Grace Baptist Church in Gardner with a visitation immediately following. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Lifesong for Orphans.
Bob has two grandsons who were adopted from Ethiopia, and he has sponsored two children through Lifesong for Orphans for years, and so this is a charity close to Bob’s heart. His daughter Shonda helps coordinate the Ethiopia sponsorship program and her and her family travel to Ethiopia annually with Lifesong for Orphans. One great way to honor Bob’s memory would be to donate here to help unsponsored orphans and vulnerable children in Ethiopia or visit https://www.lifesongchildsponsorship.org/countries/ethiopia to sponsor a child in his memory.
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