OBITUARY: Ann Patricia McReynolds Bush Passed Away at Age 100 Nov. 6

By  //  November 10, 2022

Ann will be greatly missed by friends and family alike

Mrs. David Hoard Bush/née Ann Patricia McReynolds passed away November 6, 2022, at age 100. Ann was a member of the Junior League, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Huguenot Society of America, the Society of Daughters of Holland Dames, the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, the Military Officers Association and the Army-Navy Club.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Mrs. David Hoard Bush/née Ann Patricia McReynolds passed away November 6, 2022 at age 100.

Ann was born October 27, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the second child of Lt. Commander Robert Wing McReynolds, Jr. (U.S. Navy, Annapolis 1917) of Dallas, Texas and his wife the former Miss Dorothy Claire MacRae of New York (Holy Cross Academy).

She was predeceased in 1992 by her husband of 41 years, David Hoard Bush of New York (BA Cornell University, MBA Harvard University), an executive with Proctor & Gamble, and former Captain in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II.

Beloved Mother of David MacRae Bush, and daughters Elizabeth Bush Bollich and Cornelia Wendell Bush. Beloved grandmother of Christopher David Bush.

She attended Highland Park High, and took a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from SUNY New Paltz, followed by a Master of Library Science from Columbia University.

During her career in education, Ann and her husband co-founded the Ramapo-Catskill Library System, together with several friends. She served on the Board of Directors of the Museum Village in Orange County, New York. In retirement, she became an author.

Ann Patricia McReynolds Bush was recently recognized for her many accomplishments by resolution of the Brevard County Commissioners, on attaining her 100th birthday. Ann will be greatly missed by her friends and family alike.

Ann was a member of the Junior League, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Huguenot Society of America, the Society of Daughters of Holland Dames, the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, the Military Officers Association and the Army-Navy Club.

She was recently recognized for her many accomplishments by resolution of the Brevard County Commissioners, on attaining her 100th birthday. Ann will be greatly missed by her friends and family alike.

Interment will be in the family plot on the lake at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York. Contributions in her memory may be made to Saint Francis Reflections Foundation in Brevard County, Florida.

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