Thomas Edward Ryan

Ryan, Thomas Edward 91 Dec. 21, 1924 Mar. 13, 2016 Longtime Wisconsin resident Thomas Edward Ryan of Portland, died March 13, 2016, at the age of 91. He was born Dec. 21, 1924, in Oconomowoc, Wis., to W.D. Bill Ryan and Eileen (Powers) Ryan. He was an Eagle Scout and graduated from Edgewood High School in Madison, Wis. Early experiences in the U.S. Army influenced his career in medicine. Tom served in the infantry and later in medical administration on evacuation assignments with hospital trains that traversed the U.S. He attended medical school on the G.I. Bill and earned his M.D. degree in 1952 from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in Madison. He married Joan (Williams) Ryan in 1958, and they raised their family in Whitefish Bay, Wis. For more than 35 years, Tom and his medical partner Dr. Fred Gaenslen operated a private orthopedics practice in Milwaukee. Tom enjoyed letter writing and correspondence with family, cousins and several lifelong friends. He appreciated genealogy, music, history, ice skating and reading. He also documented many Ryan family events and memories with a Rolleiflex camera. Tom is survived by his wife, Joan (Williams) Ryan; children, Ann Ryan Solomon (Rick Solomon) of St. Louis, Mo., Ellen Ryan (Mike Tanaka) of Denver, Clare Ryan (Chris Lindhjem) of Seattle, Jean McHale (Rich McHale) of Portland, Mary Sommer (Kim Sommer) of Bloomington, Ind., Sheila Ryan (Demian Ebert) of Portland and Mike Ryan (Joe Monteil) of Seattle; AFS Intercultural daughters, Paula Simpson (Justin Simpson) of Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Keiko Koyama of Ageo, Japan; youngest sister, Sheila Eberhardt of Baltimore; grandchildren, Eileen, Gwyneth, Rhian, Arthur and Carmen; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. No public services are planned. Family members will celebrate his life at future gatherings and will also fondly remember Tom and Joans 50th wedding anniversary celebration held July 19, 2008, in Portland - See more at: http://obits.oregonlive.com/obituaries/oregon/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-edward-ryan\u0026amp;pid=178089362#sthash.K2H0ijhw.dpuf "",