Wife of missing sub pilot Stockton Rush descended from Isador and Ida Straus, first-class passengers who died on Titanic: report
Their tragic love story was depicted in James Cameron’s fictionalized version of the tragedy, his 1997 blockbuster “Titanic,” which features a scene showing an elderly couple holding on to each other in bed as waters rise around them, the Times reported.
Wendy Rush is descended from one of the couple’s daughters, Minnie Strauss. Minnie Strauss married Dr. Richard Weil in 1905, and their son, Richard Weil Jr., served as president of Macy’s New York, according to the paper. Wendy Rush has been on three expeditions to the Titanic wreck with her husband in the last three years.His son, Dr. Richard Weil III, is Wendy Rush’s father, Joan Adler, the executive director of the Straus Historical Society, told the paper.
Isador’s body was found at sea weeks after the Titanic sank, but his wife’s body was never recovered.The five-person crew of OceanGate’s Titan submersible disappeared on Sunday.OceanGate Expeditions/AFP via Getty Images Her LinkedIn page lists her as the communications director for OceanGate, and indicates she has been on three trips to the Titanic wreckage over the past three years.
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