More detail on this person: Ralph H. Bush, 74,
Osprey, died Aug. 4, 2007.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Anchin
Pavilion in Sarasota.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred; a brother,
William; a sister, Gaile; a son, Philip; a
daughter-in-law, Anna; and a granddaughter, Cory.
Born in Plant City Oct. 14, 1932, Ralph served for
22 years in the Air Force, retiring as a
lieutenant colonel. He was a rescue pilot, serving
in Vietnam in 1966-67, earning the Distinguished
Flying Cross for heroism. He also served as an
exchange officer with the Royal Air Force in
London. Other assignments included detachment
commands in Texas, Germany and Florida.
He came to Sarasota in 1973, and was in real
estate for many years. He was an active walker at
the Sarasota Mall in later years. Ralph is to be
cremated and his ashes scattered across Sarasota
Bay.
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