Christopher Alan Rush

Christopher Alan Rush was born in Chicago Heights, IL on November 14, 1970. He grew up as a Chicago Bears fan (even though they broke his heart more often than not) and wrestling. He participated in both football and folkstyle wrestling throughout his youth and high school years. His love of these two sports would remain a constant throughout his life. Chris made his career as a QA Software Analyst (or as he liked to say, "lazy computer work"). He worked for several companies and ended his career as a contractor. The part of his job he loved most was the people he worked with. He worked with people from all over the world. Chris loved learning about them and their culture. Even though he was a "meat and potatoes" kind of guy, he had a love of Indian food due to the wonderful people he worked with. He considered many people that he worked with to be close friends and extended family. As an adult, he enjoyed traveling to Disney World with his family and friends. He took his son to Disney eight times. He loved attending the Halloween parties with family themed costumes planned with his son. He enjoyed collecting Disney Pins and interacting with the characters (as he himself could be a character). He also enjoyed gaming, building Gundam models, and recently started 3-D printing. After two decades, he managed to convert his wife into a football fan. She chose the 49ers as her team but he happily watched those games and bought her jerseys. He was just happy to share his love of football. In 2016 he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He only had a 20% chance of beating it. He approached his treatment with the determination and humor he approached everything with. He deemed the theme of his cancer to be Star Wars and wore a different Star Wars shirt to each of his treatments. After a difficult battle with a few complications, he recovered from his treatments and surgery. After 5 years of monitoring he was declared cured. Unfortunately, in the fall of 2024 the cancer came back. He battled incredibly hard to beat it again, but unfortunately, was unable to. We lost Chris on October 6th, with his son and wife by his side. He retained his positive attitude to try to get as much time as he could and was making jokes throughout his treatment and hospice care. Chris is survived by his wife of 25 years, Lauren Rush, his son Elek Rush, mother Georgia Rush, sister Becky Rush (Tori), Aunt Penny Blackwell (Bill) and many extended family members. While we are heartbroken that Chris is gone, we hope he is remembered for his determination and his unique sense of humor that he approached life with. Chris loved to make people laugh. Although his sense of humor was the defining trait of his personality, he was also incredibly loyal and would do anything to help a friend in need. We would love to see anyone who cared for Chris at this memorial. Your companionship means the world to us. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Esophageal Cancer Action Network. www.ecan.org

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Christopher Alan Rush

November 14, 1970 - October 6, 2025

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Christopher Alan Rush

November 14, 1970 - October 6, 2025

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