Paul Drummond Rust III

Paul Drummond Rust, III, of Easton, MD, formerly of Pottersville, NJ, died Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at his home. He was 87. Born, July 22, 1928 in Marblehead, MA, he was the son of Paul Drummond Rust, Jr., and Holladay McEwan Rust. Paul was a proud and loyal alumnus of Exeter and Yale. While attending Yale, Paul married the former Yvonne Passavant, his “Vonnie,” who predeceased him in 2008. They were married for fifty-eight years. After graduating from Yale, Paul earned a Masters in Education from New Haven State and later a Masters in Library Science from Rutgers. Paul and Vonnie moved from New Haven to Pottersville, NJ, in 1953. Paul’s career in the children’s publishing and educational services industry spanned almost thirty years, including his role as a major shareholder and executive of E. M. Hale and Company. Paul loved spending time with his family on the beach in Emerald Isle, NC, skiing with Vonnie and his life-long friends in Europe, Vermont, and the American West, and sailing on the Chesapeake. He also enjoyed memorable trips to Africa, Europe, and the coast of Turkey. Paul was also an inveterate do-it-yourselfer, building or fixing furniture in his cellar, and commanding his well-aged Ford tractor. In retirement, Paul worked tirelessly as an addictions counselor. He was an inspiring example and dedicated to helping others. Above all, Paul was the consummate family man. He was deeply devoted to his wife, his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Every family dinner was an opportunity for him to hold forth and provide an insight into history and embrace the strong bond that he created around his family. To his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, he was the wonderful “Boppy.” Paul is survived by his five children, Paul D. Rust, IV, and his wife Kathryn, Holladay, R. Bank and her husband Raymond, Bonner V. Rust, David P. Rust, and Sarah R. MacKenzie, and her husband Paul. He is also survived by his nine grandchildren, Ian MacKenzie, Emlyn MacKenzie, Katherine MacKenzie, Jessica English Anderson and her husband Richard Anderson, Robert Rust, Maggie Rust Moore and her husband Paul Moore, Howard Rust Bank and his wife Leigh Conkling Bank, Samuel Bank and Hannah Bank, as well as two great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Talbot Special Riders, P.O. Box 391, Easton, MD 21601 or Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601. Memorial arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Paul Drummond Rust III

July 22, 1928 - January 12, 2016