Birth date: Jun 10, 1964 Death date: Sep 26, 2019
Kim Rush of West Seattle passed away on September 26, 2019. She was 55 years old. Kim is survived by David Jeschke (husband), Nick Jeschke (son), Cate Jeschke (daughter); Patricia and William Rush (parents); and Stephanie Glenn (s Read Obituary
Kim was such a lovely women with a huge heart and natural gift of empathy. I wish I had thanked her for helping me so many years ago. The journey through grief is personal and difficult, but love never fails. I am so deeply sorry for your family. Ginny
I attended Charles Wright with Kim.
She was smart, kind and a beautiful person. Sad to hear the news.
-Mike Fitzgerald
I knew Kim as a very little girl who was in my Mom's kindergarten class at Annie Wright. She was the absolute cutest girl, always with a big smile! Her brother Danny was my brother's best friend at Charles Wright. All of them have passed away, I hope they have all
eased the way to heaven for eachother.
My love goes out to her children, her parents and her husband!
Jill Adcock Boylan
I worked closely with Kim on European versions of Microsoft's Bookshelf product in the mid '90s. This involved daily calls and frequent trips to Seattle and publishing partners in Germany, France, UK and Italy.
Though there were significant challenges we met and overcame them. Kim's tremendous skills, patience and grace were a huge part of this. She worked hard, spanning US and European hours. During daily calls and multiple trips she built great relationships with her Dublin colleagues and European partners.
We had great fun travelling, having meals and drinks - where we discussed music, art, cinema, politics, relationships and life.
Kim was one of my all time favourite colleagues and a good friend. I'd have worked with her again in a heart beat. It was lovely that she lived in Dublin for a year and on a later Seattle visit she and David hosted me in their home.
While shocked by and grieving her premature passing, I will always retain beautiful memories of Kim's grace and beauty. She was a very special person.
I offer heartfelt condolences to David, Nick and Cate and other family members and friends.
I first met Kim in the 1990s, at a large Microsoft Encarta planning meeting. The conference room was packed, so Kim—petite and soft-spoken—stood to speak. Although tiny in stature, Kim commanded that room; she exuded competence and smarts, and I was immediately impressed by her. Later, as I came to know Kim as a friend, my respect only grew, complimented by affection. Kim was careful with people; she listened, offered kindness, possessed a generous heart. Her family clearly adored her, and she them.
Oh, Kim. You are so greatly missed.
Kim was one of the warmest and most genuine people I knew at Microsoft, and I modeled my career as a program manager (and ultimately as a state representative) just trying to follow her example. She touched many lives, and I regret not spending more time with her in the summers down near Rosedale. I thought of her every time I'd sail, row or cycle by Kopachuck State Park and Raft Island.
