James (Jim) William Rustad

What a tremendous loss to our arts community. Jim was a champion for The Soap Factory, and I loved seeing him and Kay at SooVac. All my love to Kay and everyone who was nourished by knowing Jim.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Jim on the Minnesota Museum Of American Art. He was definitely tireless in his pursuit of their expansion project. Besides that, he was a genuinely nice man. Jim, you will be missed. Love and peace to Kay and family left behind.

Jim (and Kay) represent how to be a consistent supporter of the communities he cared about. Honored to have known him and have the opportunity to partner with him in making our Twin Cities better! May his memory be a blessing to Kay & Family and all his friends!