Joe Ryan
May your spirit rest in peace, brother Jim, as your family and friends keep you close to their hearts with memories of times shared.
Your siblings---sisters Mary, Rose, and Ruth, and your brother Pat, when he was alive, and I---all enjoyed our family gatherings over the years at various places around the country. I, in particular, enjoyed our phone conversations over the past few years, talking about family genealogy and other things.
Your fight for life was a model of how to face adversity over time, while retaining your sense of pride, human connection and humor with all those around you. Lari was there in constant care over these years; a blessing for you in your shared love as a couple.
"May the road rise up to meet you,
may the wind be ever at your back,
may the sun shine warm upon your face,
and the rain fall softly on your fields,
and until we meet again, may God hold you
in the hollow of his hand."
Brother Joe