Background
Rush, Richard Ernest was born on June 19, 1933 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, United States. Son of Elmer Palmer and Sadie Milcah (Morris) Rush.
Rush, Richard Ernest was born on June 19, 1933 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, United States. Son of Elmer Palmer and Sadie Milcah (Morris) Rush.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955.
With, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, 1955-1992; master mechanic, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Chesterton, Indiana, 1967-1980; general foreman, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Chesterton, Indiana, 1980-1988; bearing, lubrication and hydraulics engineer, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Chesterton, Indiana, 1988-1992; with, The Uno-Ven Company, 1992-1997; with, Citgo Petroleum, since 1997. Certified flight and ground instructor Federal Aviation Administration, Valparaiso, Indiana, since 1973.
Board directors, vice president South Bend council Boy Scouts American, 1964-1997. Pilot Civil Air Patrol, Valparaiso, since 1978. Member high council Mormon Church, Chicago Heights, Illinois, 1984-1991, bishop Valparaiso ward, 1991-1996.
Served to captain United States Air Force, 1955-1958. Member Society Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (chairman certified committee 1997-1998, certified lubrication specialist, chairman Chicago section 1995-1996), Association Iron and Steel Engineers, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Pilots International Association, Experimental Aircraft Association, Valpraiso Country Club, Masons.
Married Audrey Armitage Winne, March 26, 1955. Children: Richard Junior, Gary W., Alison A.