On Sunday, September 6, 2009, John Whitney Rust, Jr., 24, passed away peacefully at his home in Stafford County, Virginia after a four year battle with bone cancer. He is survived by his beloved wife, Cynthia Din Rust, and his mother and father, Mary B. Rust and John W. Rust, Sr. John was a 2004 graduate of Brooke Point High School in Stafford, VA and Killington Mountain School, Vermont. His ashes will be scattered along the shores of his treasured Potomac River and in the mountains of Utah on an epic powder day.
A memorial service to celebrate the life of John W. Rust, Jr. will be held at 3:00pm on Saturday, October 10th at the Rust residence. As John would wish, dress is casual and bring your good spirits, memories, and stories of this unique, unforgettable man.