NBF Board Member Glenn Reusch Passes at 78

The National Bonsai Foundation mourns the loss of long-time NBF Board of Directors member Glenn Allen Reusch who passed on Oct. 26, 2021 at 78 years of age. 

An avid stone collector, Glenn dedicated much time to spreading the beauty and history found in the suiseki collection at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum on the U.S. National Arboretum’s grounds. 

He was one of four founding members of the Potomac Viewing Stone Group in 1999 and remained their secretary from the group’s inception until his death. Glenn also participated on the NBF Board from 2002 until his passing. 

He served as co-chairman for the 5th World Bonsai Convention held in Washington, D.C. in 2005. Glenn also was the registrar and one of six organizers for the International Stone Appreciation Symposia held in Grantville, Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2012.  

The Reusch family is holding a celebration of life on Sunday, Oct. 31 at their home in Rochelle, Virginia. Some of Glenn’s exquisite viewing stone collection has previously been on display at the Museum: 

Coastal Rock Stone, Shenandoah River, Virginia (left) Human Object Stone, Basalt, Boise River, Idaho (right)

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