Kevin Ryan
September 22, 2013
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Kevin John Ryan, age 52, West Des Moines IA, died on September 22, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kevin was born on May 10, 1961 in Cincinnati, Ohio to John and Carol Ryan. Kevin was preceded in death by his father, John Ryan and his sister, Jacqueline Franklin. He is survived by his wife, Joni Ryan; mother, Carol Ryan; sisters Colleen (William) German and Tamara (Alan) Eastlund; nieces Mandy German and Alexandra Johnson, nephews Michael (Jena) German and Ryan Franklin, great nephew, Charlie; step daughters Cara (Miles) Weis and Jenny Myers, and step-grandsons Caden and Dylan Myers.
Kevin graduated from Ralston High School in 1979 and from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1983 with a BA in Communications. After a career in broadcasting, Kevin began work in sales with Safeco Credit Company (1990-1999), Iron Mountain (1999-2011), Priority Envelope (2011-2013) and Bindery 1 to present.
Kevin loved music, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, motorcycles, road biking, running, and birds. He was an active member of the Mid America Cage Bird Society.
He married his soulmate, Joni, on June 8, 2013. Kevin leaves a legacy of laughter, faithfulness, dedication and love.
The family will be available for visitation on Thursday, September 26th, 5 - 7 PM at Heafy Heafy Hoffman Dworak & Cutler mortuaries at West Center Chapel at 7805 West Center Road in Omaha, NE. The funeral service will also be held at West Center Chapel in Omaha on Friday, September 27th at 10 AM, with burial immediately following at Resurrection Cemetery in Omaha.
Memorials may be directed to the Iowa Parrot Rescue online at http://mikeoso.homestead.com/rescue.html.
Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Joni Ryan
12/22/2013
Thirteen weeks ago today you passed and still I suffer. I will always carry your heart in my heart. I will always love you. -J
Sue McEntee
09/25/2013
We had the pleasure of living next door to Kevin when he moved to West Des Moines. When he moved in with all of his motorcycles, cars and toys our three young boys thought he was the coolest guy they had ever met. He was! Kevin was always a delight to chat with over the fence or in the driveway. He kept up with what was up in the neighborhood and made a point to say hello to everyone if he was outside.
We recently moved from that home and knowing he had moved on with Joni made our loss of his regular contact a little easier. I still can't get my head around the fact that I won't see him again. Our condolences to his new neighbors for not having the chance to get to know him as we did. Our condolences to Joni and Kevin's family for the loss of his faithfulness and deep understanding of the importance of family. He will be missed by many. You are all in our prayers.
Lisa Williams
09/25/2013
I'm very sorry for your immeasurable loss. You're in my thoughts and prayers.
Stefanee Bakke
09/24/2013
Tammy, my heart aches for you. There are absolutely no words I can offer of solace but I hope that all of his deep rooted pain is over, and you and your family can learn to heal in due time.