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January 2, 2009
Services
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 AM on Monday, January 5, 2009 from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne then to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Wayne where a 10:30 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, January 4, 2009 from 2-6 PM at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Upper Montclair.
David L. Ryan of Wayne, New Jersey, peacefully passed away at his home surrounded by his family on January 2, 2009, at the age of 80.
Born in Syracuse, New York on May 2, 1928, he was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Michael and Catherine Ryan. He attended Saint Michael’s Diocesan High School in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated in 1949 from The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now part of New York University) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He later earned a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War.
He started his career as an aerospace engineer for Walter Kidde & Company, Inc. Throughout his career, he helped develop the early Syncom satellites, rocket propulsion, and space flight control systems, including programs for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) and U.S. Department of Defense. The pace and duration of his work intensified in the 1960’s as part of the nationwide lunar mission efforts. Later in the early-1980’s he continued his career at Valcor Engineering in the K-Products Aerospace Division as General Manager. After retiring in 1993 he continued to serve as a consultant.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 53 years, Elizabeth, and their four loving children, Timothy and his wife Patricia, Marc and his wife Silvia, Dr. Kathleen Anderson and her husband John, and Elizabeth. He was blessed with six grandchildren, Clelia Ryan, Mark, Danielle, and Emily Ryan, and Sean and Caitlin Anderson. David was predeceased by his parents and brother, Joseph Ryan. He is also survived by his sister, Elizabeth Bailey and her husband Joseph.
He was a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Wayne where he served as a Lector for many years. He was a member of the Nutley Elks, the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), and member of the Wayne Adult Community Center.
To honor David’s love of music the family would appreciate, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Organ Fund, 580 Ratzer Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470.
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Funeral services will be held at 9:30 AM on Monday, January 5, 2009 from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne then to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Wayne where a 10:30 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, January 4, 2009 from 2-6 PM at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Upper Montclair.
January 2, 2009
Services
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 AM on Monday, January 5, 2009 from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne then to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Wayne where a 10:30 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, January 4, 2009 from 2-6 PM at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Upper Montclair.
David L. Ryan of Wayne, New Jersey, peacefully passed away at his home surrounded by his family on January 2, 2009, at the age of 80.
Born in Syracuse, New York on May 2, 1928, he was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Michael and Catherine Ryan. He attended Saint Michael’s Diocesan High School in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated in 1949 from The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now part of New York University) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He later earned a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War.
He started his career as an aerospace engineer for Walter Kidde & Company, Inc. Throughout his career, he helped develop the early Syncom satellites, rocket propulsion, and space flight control systems, including programs for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) and U.S. Department of Defense. The pace and duration of his work intensified in the 1960’s as part of the nationwide lunar mission efforts. Later in the early-1980’s he continued his career at Valcor Engineering in the K-Products Aerospace Division as General Manager. After retiring in 1993 he continued to serve as a consultant.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 53 years, Elizabeth, and their four loving children, Timothy and his wife Patricia, Marc and his wife Silvia, Dr. Kathleen Anderson and her husband John, and Elizabeth. He was blessed with six grandchildren, Clelia Ryan, Mark, Danielle, and Emily Ryan, and Sean and Caitlin Anderson. David was predeceased by his parents and brother, Joseph Ryan. He is also survived by his sister, Elizabeth Bailey and her husband Joseph.
He was a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Wayne where he served as a Lector for many years. He was a member of the Nutley Elks, the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), and member of the Wayne Adult Community Center.
To honor David’s love of music the family would appreciate, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Organ Fund, 580 Ratzer Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470.
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