Quick Info
| Profession | Businessman |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 31/03/1962 |
| Age | 61 years (died on 18, Jun, 2023) |
| Birthplace | San Francisco, California |
| Date of Death | 18/06/2023 |
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Bio/Wiki
| Full name | Richard Stockton Rush III |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 180 cm |
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| Eye Color | Hazel |
| Hair Color | Grey |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Phillips Exeter Academy | Graduation |
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| Princeton University | Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering (1984) |
| University of California | Master of Business Administration |
| University of California, Berkeley (Haas School of Business) | Master of Business Administration (1989) |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Marriage Date | 1986 |
Family
| Father | Richard Stockton Rush Jr. |
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| Mother | Ellen Rush |
| Siblings | Deborah, Catherine |
| Spouse | Wendy Weil Rush |
| Children | 2 |
Career
| Flight test engineer at McDonnell Douglas in Seattle. | |
| Board member of BlueView Technologies. | |
| Chairman of Remote Control Technologies. | |
| Trustee of the Museum of Flight in Seattle. | |
| Co-founded OceanGate Inc. with Guillermo Sohnlein in 2009. | |
| Became CEO of OceanGate after Sohnlein left in 2013. | |
| Qualified from United Airlines Jet Training Institute in 1981 at age 19 and served as DC-8 first officer on flights to Europe and Middle East during college summers. | |
| Founded OceanGate Foundation in 2012. | |
| Built Glasair III experimental aircraft which he owned and flew. | |
| Built heavily-modified Kittredge K-350 two-man submarine with over 30 dives. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Stockton Rush was a multi-talented American individual in engineering, aviation, and business. | |
| 2. He spent his childhood in a prosperous household in San Francisco. | |
| 3. His grandfather, Ralph K. Davies, was a prominent figure in American business and politics. | |
| 4. He had familial ties to Benjamin Rush and Richard Stockton, both signers of the Declaration of Independence. | |
| 5. At just 18 years old, he earned his commercial pilot's license. | |
| 6. His ambition was to venture into space as an astronaut. | |
| 7. In his endeavors, he constructed a submersible for deep-sea exploration in Puget Sound. | |
| 8. In 2009, he established OceanGate Inc. | |
| 9. The OceanGate Foundation was founded by him in 2012. | |
| 10. He aspired to be the first human to set foot on Mars. | |
| 11. A field trip to the San Juan Islands was conducted to research sea urchins. | |
| 12. The cost of joining a chartered underwater tour was around $250,000. | |
| 13. He participated in a dive to investigate the remains of the Titanic. | |
| 14. Unfortunately, the submersible he was in, Titan, collapsed, leading to the tragic loss of everyone aboard. | |
| 15. He began scuba diving at age 12. | |
| 16. He was not a licensed professional engineer despite his aerospace engineering degree. |