Rush was descended from two signers of the Declaration of Independence—Richard Stockton and Benjamin Rush—on his father’s side, for whom he was named. He had a strong familial connection to ...

On Titan’s first deep ocean test, Rush was supposed to take the submersible down to a depth of 4,200 metres – 400 metres below the depth of the Titanic wreck.

Rush was born on March 31, 1962 in San Francisco. Rush’s father chaired Peregrine Oil and Gas in Burlingame, California, a suburb south of the city, and the Natoma Company, which managed real ...