Michael Monroe Bush

His parents, Christopher N. and Diane L. (Braun) Bush, welcomed their son into the world on October 26, 1988 in Onondaga, New York. Michael grew up in Richmond, NH and was the salutatorian for the class of 2007 at the Monadnock Regional High School in Swanzey, NH.

Michael attended SUNY Binghamton in New York, earning a Bachelor Degree in Bioengineering.

While in high school, Michael was a member of the jazz band and the marching band, lending his musical talent on the trombone. He was a runner on the schools cross-country track team, and loved the outdoors. Michael was a member of the Interact Club at the high school, traveling to El Salvador to volunteer in the building of houses there.

Michael loved to travel and was an avid bicyclist. His many adventures found him bicycling cross-country, and traveling twice to Israel.

He was a quiet person with a gentle soul. He was also a spiritual person, growing up in Judaism, lending his knowledge through teaching at the Congregation Ahavas Achim Synagogue in Keene. He regularly attended support groups in the area.

Michael was a gifted writer and an accomplished musician, who was a self-taught guitarist, performing for students in area elementary schools.

While residing in Keene for the past five years, Michael worked at the Keene Public Library and also at Bed Bath and Beyond.

He will be greatly missed by many, especially his parents of Richmond; his siblings, Aaron Bush and his wife, Erica, of Framingham, MA, Elizabeth Zurawski and her husband, Christopher, of Albany, NY, Hannah Bush of Shanghai, China; his niece and nephew, Lillian and Charles Bush; his paternal grandmother, Janet Bush of Victor, NY; and many cousins and extended family members. Michael was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, Bernice and Alfred Braun, and his paternal grandfather, Walter M. Bush.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, September 18, 2020 at 11:00am in the Monadnock View Cemetery, Park Avenue, Keene. Family and friends are welcome to attend and are requested to please wear facemasks and maintain the physical distancing requirements.

For those who wish, donations may be made in Michael’s memory to the Sierra Club (https://www.sierraclub.org) for online donations, or to the NH Sierra Club, 40 North Main Street, 2nd Floor, Concord, NH 03301.