Richard L. Ryan

Richard L. Ryan, 76, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. A service and celebration of Richard’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, at All Faiths Funeral Home with military honors provided by the U.S. Navy and the United Veterans Honor Guards. There is a visitation from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be left at www.giallfaiths.com. The full obituary will follow. Richard was born on October 20, 1947, in Grand Island, NE, the son of James Ryan and Betty (Brenecke) Ryan. During Richard’s childhood years his family moved many times. He attended schools in Colorado, Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska. He graduated from Grand Island Senior High in 1966. After graduation Richard joined the Navy where he became a Corpsman and attended classes to become an Operating Room Surgical Technician. The next two years Richard was stationed in two different hospitals. (San Diego and LeMoore, California) as an OR Technician. His fourth year Richard was given orders to go to DeNang, Vietnam. Following his tour in Vietnam, Richard returned to Grand Island where he worked at the VA Medical Center as a Surgical Technician for more than 30 years. When he returned from Vietnam he met and married his first wife. To this union three children were born, Kevin, Aaron, and Kelly Ryan. Richard joined the Army National Guard and served as an infantry man. He also served in the Army Reserve as a Medic. His final military experience was in the Navy Reserves where he was stationed in Bahrain, as an operating room technician during Desert Storm in 1991. A few months after returning home from Bahrain, Rich was united in marriage to his friend, soulmate, and love of his life, Kristi. To this union one son, Austin, was born. Rich was also a stepfather to stepchildren, Chad and Jessica. Richard was witty and enjoyed making others laugh. He treasured time spent with family and friends. He looked forward to his Sunday coffee dates with his wife. He loved to fish, hunt, bowl, watch Nebraska Football and Volleyball. He loved watching the New York Yankees, his favorite baseball team. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Kristi; his sons, Kevin Ryan of Cincinnati, Ohio, Aaron Ryan of Queen Creek, Arizona, and Austin Ryan (Lynn) of Lexington, Kentucky; his daughter, Kelly Ryan of Omaha, Nebraska; stepson, Chad Wetzel of Omaha, Nebraska and stepdaughter, Jessica Becker (Ryan) of Omaha, Nebraska; grandchildren, Jessie, Cameron, Natalie, Nathan, MacKenzie, Landon, Preston, Sofia, and Sam; nieces, Jessica, Sarah, Christiane, Jennifer and nephew, Eric and their families; and brother- in- law and sister- in- law, Tom and Amy Seadore. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Teresa; brothers, Kurt and Rodney; and his mother-in-law and father-in-law. A special thank you goes out to Oncologist, Dr. Crockett, as well as all of the nursing staff at the Regional Cancer Center that treated and cared for Richard during his fight with cancer. Richard’s family would also like to thank Aseracare for the wonderful care they provided for us.

Richard L. Ryan

October 20, 1947 - February 20, 2024

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October 20, 1947 - February 20, 2024

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