Just finished importing the pools and restoring my config. Everything worked fine and the system is up and running again. No loss of data, just loss of face for not looking at the system messages telling me the USB stick was going bad… 
The new install went smoothly, no issues. The install write up at https://rockstor.com/docs/installation/installer-howto.html was clear and easy to follow.
Thank you so much for the hand holding during the reinstall. And thanks even more for the quick responses to my questions. So to summarize, the support was excellent and fast!