Rush T. Haines II ’65

Rusty died June 22, 2024, at his Ocean City, N.J.,  home surrounded by family.

Born April 2, 1943, in Lansdowne, Pa., he attended the Episcopal Academy, excelling in academics and playing varsity basketball and football. At Princeton, where he majored in English, he was a member of Cottage Club. In 1968, he obtained his J.D. from Northwestern University Law School.

Rusty, 15 other ’65ers and friends, lived in one entry of Lockhart known as “Lockhart Lair,” where he was nicknamed “Hostile Man” in direct opposition to his personality and behavior. Rusty married Susie in 1966; daughter Jennifer was born four years later and graduated from Princeton in 1992. The first grandchild arrived in 2006, followed by two more. The family spent every summer at their Ocean City home, soaking up all the beach town could offer.

At Drinker Biddle, & Reath, Rusty specialized in trusts, banking, and real estate as a partner, spending his entire career there until retiring in 2019. He also served as trustee at the Episcopal Academy for 20 years and as chairman of the board from 1999 to 2005, receiving the distinguished alumnus award in 2005 and named emeritus trustee thereafter.

Rusty is survived by Susie; daughter Jennifer Haines Butler; grandchildren Monty, Annabelle, and Madeline; sister Helen Haines Thieler; and numerous family members.