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Dear Rust Family ,
I was so blessed to have met John too. I work here at the San Diego Marriott. I had the pleasure of meeting him and his wife to be at the concierge through his Uncle Tom n Auntie Mrs Linda . We always said he had the greatest smile. I was lucky to have met him. He will always be our NO 1 guest . God Bless ..... Lud Banderas
I was so blessed to have met John too. I work here at the San Diego Marriott. I had the pleasure of meeting him and his wife to be at the concierge through his Uncle Tom n Auntie Mrs Linda . We always said he had the greatest smile. I was lucky to have met him. He will always be our NO 1 guest . God Bless ..... Lud Banderas
Thinking about you bud.
Rest In Peace John. You will be missed.
The way you lived life is an inspiration to us all! Live, love and JUST DO IT!!! Lots of love and prayers for Uncle John, Aunt Mary and Cynthia. Laura
I will always remember John and your entire wonderful family. I'm so honored to have known all of you.
John Whitney...you helped me through things you only now know about! Thank you for being such a beautiful life!
Tears do not stop... for your life is missed beyond words!
Love, Your cousin Lisa
Tears do not stop... for your life is missed beyond words!
Love, Your cousin Lisa
It is the 6th; I think for me, on every anniversary it will be as if just yesterday.
Dearest LJ,Little John,
You sped by us with a smile and a laugh – off to fish, to ski, to race, to enjoy life. Boy grown into man too early, calm, steadfast, wise and courageous, yours is a loving soul.
The time we shared with you blew by too quickly. We will always miss everything about you. You have left us so many happy memories to inspire us to love nature and life as you did. You will always be gentle loving LJ forever in our hearts.
You sped by us with a smile and a laugh – off to fish, to ski, to race, to enjoy life. Boy grown into man too early, calm, steadfast, wise and courageous, yours is a loving soul.
The time we shared with you blew by too quickly. We will always miss everything about you. You have left us so many happy memories to inspire us to love nature and life as you did. You will always be gentle loving LJ forever in our hearts.
Was priveledged to know all of you and will always think of him on the slopes and that smile.
It was such a joy to have Cynthia in class. She always demonstrated a strong commitment to her passions. There were four years between the time we last saw each other between graduations, but it is apparent that she has continued to grow in her love of life. I am so sorry for your loss yet happy that you had time to spend with the love of your life.
an empty boat in the sunset....waiting another day...another captain...another mate....or just good friends enjoying another season till we meet again on another shore another boat.....you will be missed
It was such a blessing to us to meet John and Phil, and our pleasure to entertain these two fine men for a day of fishing. John impressed us both by his faith, strength, and courage. The friendship of these two guys and the love of his family truly touched our hearts. May God be with you all and comfort you by the warm memories that you all now carry in your hearts.
From Texas, we will both be thinking of John, his wife, his parents, and all his family and friends this afternoon.
God Bless,
Jim and Dot Thompson, Lakes of Danbury
From Texas, we will both be thinking of John, his wife, his parents, and all his family and friends this afternoon.
God Bless,
Jim and Dot Thompson, Lakes of Danbury
Cynthia, my prayers are with you and I will never understand how hard this is for you.
I remember John since he was just a baby bump at the the store Mary & Phyllis Lofton ran above the ice cream store in Old Town. Soon it was John & Philip in diapers and a play pin at the same locale. He developed quickly into a very bright, interested/interesting young man. He certainly learned to live life to the fullest with his keen interest in skiing and fishing. I didn't get to see him often in the last few years, but was always interested and concerned during his tough battle. He had such a brave outlook and I believe enjoyed life to it's fullest until the end. he will be sorely missed by everyone who ever had the pleasure of knowing him!
My prayers go out to the Rusts and Cynthia. It has to be the hardest thing ever for you all to move on. May all those good memories give you comfort. Love.
I only met John one time, and it was well into his illness, but i was just struck by how calm he was about everything happening to him and how bravely he was facing it. He had no bitterness at all. He was a very nice, pleasant, unassuming young man. I only met him the one time, but I found myself admiring him a great deal. My prayers are with his family.
I first met John at one of Cynthia's High School soccer games, when Cynthia introduced him to me at the end of the game. It was very brief and I thought that he was a very pleasant person. Cynthia and John had been dating for several years since, but I had not seen him until I skied with John and Phil for one day at Solitude, Utah. It was one of my best day of skiing with those two. They took me to the back of Honey Comb Canyon where there was fresh powder and I saw how well John skis. I couldn't keep up with him. John got me hooked on Creme of Weber chocolate Milk! Next on a trip to Cynthia's place in Utah in Jan 2009, I had the pleasure of skiing again with John with Phil, Quentin and Susan. We went to nacho Mama's and John taught me how to tune skis, which I use all the time. Thanks John and I'm proud to call you "son-in-law".
John and Mary, my deepest sympathy to you, and Cynthia, I am proud of your strong devotion to John.
John and Mary, my deepest sympathy to you, and Cynthia, I am proud of your strong devotion to John.
For many years, we would meet up with John and Cynthia in New Hampshire for a week of fishing and campfires with the Kreutzer family on Lake Wentworth. John and Cynthia would stay in their cool campvan, and John would hit the lake with his fishing rod before dawn. I can remember the joy he had fishing that lake. At night he would share tales around the fire with that shy smile of his. We will always remember him and the great life lessons he taught all of us in his final years.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We are sorry we cannot attend the memerial service but we have a previous engagement.
Its been too many years since Ive seen or had spoken to Cynthia or John. But I would still like to say im very sorry to his family and close friends. He was a great man, and will be missed by many.
There is little we can add, except for our sincerest condolences; this is the one loss we as human beings are just not programmed to endure - only strength, faith, fiends and memories can accomplish this. With all our best wishes-
Before and after this tragic event, the caliber of individual that John is was evident in the many people who were blessed enough to be in his presence. Whenever the name “John Rust” has been brought up there have always been many great things to follow. When I heard what he had done with his Van and about the many trips he was taking, it just reaffirmed in my mind the magnitude of person he is. Infinitely inspiring us all, John will never be forgotten. Condolences to the Rust family and to John’s beautiful wife Cynthia who is also an inspiration to us all.
To John, Mary, Cynthia & Phil
The courage, love of life and
determination, Little John showed
in the last four years was only
matched by the love, devotion and
care you provided.
Richard
The courage, love of life and
determination, Little John showed
in the last four years was only
matched by the love, devotion and
care you provided.
Richard
I honestly do not know what to say on this board that has not been said by great people already. All I know is that John, even though in his most weakest of times had a great heart; bigger than anything I could ever imagine. I admire his perseverance even though it was tough on him and everyone that loved him. I remember going to Buffalo Wild Wings and watching the transmitters play. I won the hot dog dipping competition (dont ask) and I remember John, cynthia, and J Bird laughing histerically. I envied his trips across America, I admired the man, and I will never forget the friend that he became.
I feel blessed to have known such a great spirited person and we all will miss you greatly John but I know that now you are at peace and you were greatly loved by us all.