OceanGate CEO's Wife Descended from Titanic's Straus Couple

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OceanGate CEO's Wife Descended from Titanic's Straus Couple
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Wendy Rush, the wife of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush who died in a submersible accident, is a descendant of Isidor and Ida Straus, a prominent couple who died together on the Titanic. Wendy Rush has been on at least three expeditions to see the remains of the Titanic and also works for OceanGate. Isidor and Ida Straus were one of the wealthiest couples on the doomed ocean liner in 1912 and had been married for more than four decades.

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