John Ryan

Ryan, John Michael 75, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away on October 31 after a brief illness in Dunwoody, GA. John was born on April 19, 1947 to Martin and Irene Ryan in Cleveland, OH.

John graduated from Parma High School in Parma, OH and received his Bachelor’s of Science Degree from Bowling Green University in Bowling Green Ohio. After a brief tour in the National Guard, John was employed with the IBM Corporation in Cleveland, OH for 25 years. John was awarded with IBM’s highest honor the One Hundred Per Cent club for most of those years.

After retiring from IBM, John worked another 25 years for Xerox Dealerships including Mosaic Corp, Applied Document Solutions, and RePro Products in Atlanta Ga. John received many awards for his success in sales including a trip to Monaco, France in 2007.

John loved being a salesman and a teacher.

Most importantly, he loved his family and being just Grandpa to Hanna, Collin, Ava, Marina, Molly, Noah, Jared, Dominic, Leo, Antonio and Camron.

John is survived by his wife of 31 years Elizabeth(Betsy) Ryan, children Scott Ryan Lakewood, OH, Adam(Sue) Ryan North Royalton, OH, Megan(Tom) Surovey, Brunswick, OH, Shannon(Frank) Zingales, North Royalton OH.

A Celebration of Life will take place in Cleveland, OH for John’s family and friends.

Expressions of sympathy can be made to St. Jude’s Hospital.