Sunday, August 14, 2005

REMEMBERING SEAN RYAN

Very moving essay by Ashley Ryan Gaddis in memory of her brother, Sean, a Rainier mountain ranger who died ten years ago, along with fellow ranger Philip Otis, while attempting to rescue a stranded climber.

I grew up with Sean Ryan in Nyack, New York. He was a year ahead of me in school. We weren't close friends, but we had close friends in common, and our paths often crossed because we were both musicians. I will always remember Sean as an extremely gifted bass player.

My thoughts are with his family.

Life is precious.

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