Sue had this email from our niece, Sandi Fellin, daughter of Bernie and Maudie:
"Hi Aunt Sue and all,
"Hi Aunt Sue and all,
Thank you for the nice email to Mother about wanting to post something on the Family Gazette regarding the terrible loss of little Ryan. He was such a lovely little rascal. He had a big personality and was always making us laugh. He was struck by a speeding police car while crossing a busy intersection on his bike on May 23rd here in Spokane. He was fighting for his life and came out of a coma five days later giving hope to all that he would survive this terrible accident only to suffer a stroke the next Saturday night, May 31st. He was unable to recover and his family decided to remove him from life support on Wednesday, June 4th, 2014. His mother Carrie, is Shirley's daughter and she has been strong throughout this heart-wrenching ordeal.
The obituary is in today's Spokesman Review. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/spokesman/obituary.aspx?n=ryan-holyk&pid=171268626&fhid=9528 The family set up a Facebook page for those following the story.
We will be celebrating his life next Saturday, June 14th, 2014 here in Spokane.
It is a terrible loss from which we won't soon recover so thank you for your condolences.
Love to all,
Sandi and the Fellin Clan."
Ryan Jesse Holyk was the son of Carrie. Carrie is the daughter of our late niece Shirley, sister of Sandi.
From Facebook we learned that Ryan's parents donated his organs, a beautiful and courageous decision. We are heart-sick over the loss of this young lad but consoled by the extraordinary generosity of his parents. No greater gift, no harder decision.
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