Vincent B. Ryan

Nevada on Christmas Day, 2019.

Born in Toledo, Ohio to his parents, Bernard and Echo

Ryan, he enjoyed an active childhood, joined the

United States Navy at age 16, and served in the

Korean War prior to leaving military service in 1953.

Vince married his beloved wife Anne in November of

1969, after which time he earned a Masters of

Business Administration from the University of

Toledo.

Together they relocated to San Diego, California in

1972, where he joined Iron Workers Local 229.

He was elected to various regional positions and after

serving several terms, worked his way up to Executive

Vice President of the International Union of Iron

Workers, overseeing all jurisdictional disputes across

the United States from his office in Washington, D.C.

following their relocation to Falls Church, Virginia.

After Anne’s passing in 1997, Vince retired and

enjoyed spending time in California and Nevada,

honing his talents as a skilled marksman and traveling

the world. As a naturally curious person, Vince loved

new experiences. While raising a festive beverage,

he’d always smile and say “To good times!”

He liked to keep busy and active, lest restlessness

overtake him, and he was known for his generous

spirit, superior intellect, and, particularly in his youth,

his dashing good looks.

Vince and Anne loved taking adventurous flights to

Mexico on their private airplane, and Vince often

volunteered as a search and rescue pilot in the San

Diego area.

Vince is preceded in death by his wife, Anne; his

parents Bernard and Echo Ryan, and his nephew,

Timothy Ryan Thoman, and his cousin, Jean Marie

Stringer.

He is survived by his sister (Sue Dell Ryan Thoman, of

Columbus, Ohio), his nephew (Harry L. Thoman III of

Dallas, TX), several nieces (Terese Marinelli, Tierney

Reider and Tricia Wagy, all of Columbus, Ohio, Taryn

Thoman of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Tracy

Thoman of Singapore), many great nieces and

nephews, plus two great-great nephews, as well as his

dear cousins Jim Kloman, his wife Carol, and their

children Debbie and Ken, as well as Charles “Chas”

Kloman, with whom he spent many great years in

California.

Visiting hours will be on Thursday, January 9, 2020

from 4-8pm at El Camino Memorial Chapel, 5600

Carroll Canyon Road, San Diego, CA., 92121

Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Friday,

January 10, 2020 at El Camino Memorial Chapel,

followed by a 3pm Graveside Committal buried next to

Anne at El Camino Memorial Park, Freedom Terrace,

at 5600 Carroll Canyon Road, San Diego, CA., 92121