Dennis Franklin Rust

Dennis Franklin Rust, 68, born in Arlington, VA on January 19, 1955, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, February 24 2023 after a six-month battle with a complex illness. Dennis is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Barbara; son Andrew Rust; daughter Christine McClelland and husband Michael; grandson Landon McClelland; mother Kathryn Whitestone; aunt Lena Judy; and many other family members. Dennis started volunteering with the Navy-Vale Fire Department as a teenager and went on to be one of the first EMT’s hired for the Prince William County Rescue Team in 1973, subsequently becoming one of the first Cardiac Care Technicians in the state. During his public service career, he took on additional roles as a firefighter in Prince William County, and moved to the City of Fairfax in 1978 as a paramedic and firefighter. After leaving the fire service in the late 1980s, Dennis transitioned to Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority where he was promoted through multiple leadership positions, retiring in 2014 from his role as the Maintenance Superintendent for the NVRPA. Dennis was devoted to his family and everything he did was for them. He was very proud of his children and their accomplishments in life. He was a lifelong baseball and hockey fan which he passed along to his son and daughter. Dennis was a self-taught computer whiz who became the family expert for all things related to technology. He loved vacationing with his family on the Outer Banks, fishing with his son, taking trips to the mountains, and sitting on the front porch rocking chair, with a glass of lemonade in hand, watching his grandson run around the front yard. Dennis was the rock of our family, and he will be forever missed, remembered and celebrated for the amazing man, husband, father, grandfather and person he was. Dennis’ life will be celebrated on Friday, March 3 during the following times: • Family Visitation: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm • Public Visitation: 6:30 pm – 9 pm • Short prayer service to be held at 7:30 pm during the public visitation. The interment will be private for the immediate family only. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial donations in Dennis’ honor to Tunnel To Towers Foundation (www.t2t.org).

Dennis Franklin Rust

January 19, 1955 - February 24, 2023