Samuel D. Bush IV

Samuel Dacre Bush IV A kind and gentle soul, Sam Bush left this life on December 28, 2020, aged 66. Born and raised in Weston, Sam went to Meadowbrook and Rivers, as well as the Weston Public Schools. He was a 1972 graduate of Weston High School and attended Alfred University in NY and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Sam was a gifted musician, artist and photographer. He worked for many years at the Fernald State School and at Metropolitan State Hospital in Waltham, then at Medfield State Hospital, providing direct patient care and leading music therapy groups. Sam was the son of Samuel Dacre Bush III and Rosalind Stark Bush. He had three older sisters, Rosalind, Mary and Anne. Along with their numerous Baker, Bush, French and Stark cousins, they spent many happy summers in York Harbor, Maine, near their beloved grandparents Mary Leith Stark and Dudley Scott Stark, Episcopal Bishop of Rochester NY. Beset with serious health issues throughout his adult life, Sam suffered greatly but never complained. He is survived by his wife Isabella Podgorski Jancourtz, his step-son Joshua M. Jancourtz and family of Mountainside NJ, his sister Mary B. Modica of Somers NY, his brother-in-law James Drapeau and family of Ayer MA, his half-brother Peter Dacre Bush and family of Loudon NH, and his step- mother Emily Bush Jones of New London NH, along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Sams sisters Anne B. Drapeau and Rosalind Scott Bush predeceased him. Although seldom seen in recent years, Sam was a life-long member of St. Peters Episcopal Church and had been on the prayer list for some time. Because of the pandemic, there will be a graveside service for Sam at Linwood in the spring. 'Eternal rest grant unto Sam, oh Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.'