Friend of Bush family in CT says Jonathan Bush, dead at 89, had a fabulous presence
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In this Feb. 10, 2016, photo, Jonathan Bush, talks at a campaign event for his nephew, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.Wade Spees / Associated Press
Debbie Walker Stapleton recalled when she first got to know Jonathan Bush, her cousin. When she was a child, he performed a routine from a show he was in “Oklahoma!” at her grandmother’s apartment that was “just unbelievable.”
“His talent was just.boundless,” said Stapleton, 74. “That same joie de vivre that he had in ‘Oklahoma!’ was evident throughout his life.”
Son Jonathan S Bush pays tribute
On May 6, Jonathan S Bush announced on his Instagram page that his father passed away on the same day that his son was born. On the day my incredible father left the world, his namesake arrived. They met briefly and exchanged key playbooks. Welcome to the world baby Johnny! We love you Johnny. And you too Johnny! And Fay, you are amazing. he wrote. He also shared a picture of his dad in a separate post where he marked his death.
Jonathan grew up in Manhattan and attended Allen-Stevenson School. He graduated from the Phillips Academy college preparatory school in Andover, Massachusetts and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University in 1997. He took time off from his studies to work on George H W Bush s 1988 presidential campaign.
Jonathan Bush, brother of President George H.W. Bush, dies
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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2016, file photo, Jonathan Bush, talks at a campaign event at Mount Pleasant s Memorial Waterfront Park with signs for his nephew, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Bush, the younger brother of the late President George H.W. Bush and uncle of former President George W. Bush, died on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. (Wade Spees/The Post And Courier via AP)Wade Spees/AP
Jonathan Bush, the younger brother of the late President George H.W. Bush and uncle of former President George W. Bush, has died. He was 89.
Medical equipment bound for India was loaded onto a FedEx plane at Newark airport.handout
Two planes lifted off early Saturday from Newark airport bound for Mumbai, each stuffed with oxygen equipment and other critical medical aid to help India battle what is now the worldâs worst outbreak of COVID-19.
The airlift was organized in part by a group of Massachusetts business executives of Indian descent, who in the space of just a few days assembled millions of dollars in equipment and donations for the virus-ravaged country.
The flights are part of a local effort anchored by Naresh Ramarajan and Gitika Srivastava, founders of Navya Network, who are working their connections to supply thousands of oxygen concentrators, which are smaller medical devices that can be used in homes to help infected patients breathe. Theyâve raised about $2.5 million so far, and even added a second plane to fly the donated material to India on Saturday: a Boeing 777 cargo plane donated by FedEx,
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In this Feb. 10, 2016, photo, Jonathan Bush, talks at a campaign event for his nephew, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.Wade Spees / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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Jonathan Bush, brother of President George H.W. Bush and Nancy Walker Bush Ellis, his sister view his flad draped coffin as he laid in state at the United States Capitol Rotunda, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, in Washington. Bush will lie in state in the Rotunda until Wednesday morning.Karen Warren / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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George H. W. Bush, left, with his brother John, at their home in Greenwich in the 1930s. George was 13 at the time and his brother was 6.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less