Ryan, Sean Patrick 2002-2017

RYAN, COOK

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 1/12/2017 at 08:14:54

Sean Patrick Ryan
August 11, 2002 ~ January 4, 2017 (age 14)

Sean Patrick Ryan, 14, of rural Newton died on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, January 14, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Sean’s name may be left at the funeral home.

Sean, the son of Jim and Jennifer (Cook) Ryan, was born on August 11, 2002 in Park Ridge, Illinois. As a child Sean lived in Wisconsin where he attended Forest Park Elementary and John Paul II Academy; Omaha where he went to Neihardt Elementary and Millard North Middle; and most recently Newton, Iowa where he was an 8th grader at Berg Middle School. Sean was a member of the Berg Middle School basketball team and also ran cross country and track. He was a spontaneous, risk taking, adrenaline junkie that wanted to be a U.S. Marine. Sean loved his family pets and was affectionately known as the “chicken whisperer”. He was also very handy and enjoyed working on projects from plumbing, to wiring, to building a chicken coop.

Sean is survived by his parents, Jim and Jennifer “Darby” Ryan of rural Newton; sister, Shannon Ryan of rural Newton; maternal grandmother, Mary Cook of Roanoke, Virginia; and the Ryan and Cook families including his aunts, uncles, and cousins; and his many, many friends.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandpa, George Richard Cook; paternal grandparents, John “Jack” and Doris Ryan; and an uncle, John Ryan. ~ The Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa 4 Jan 2017.