RYAN JAMES DEITZ OF MILO, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY AFTER A BRIEF, BUT COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH LEUKEMIA MARCH 21, 2002 AT THE ALBERTA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, CALGARY, SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY AT THE AGE OF 15 YEARS.
RYAN WAS BORN OCTOBER 30, 1986 AT BASSANO, ALBERTA TO DALE AND COLLEEN DEITZ. HE ATTENDED KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE NINE IN MILO, AND WAS ATTENDING COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN VULCAN.
RYAN WAS A VERY KIND, GENTLE, CARING AND COURTEOUS YOUNG MAN. HE WAS AN INSPIRATION TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, HE TOUCHED MANY HEARTS. HE WILL BE MISSED.
RYAN HAD MANY INTERESTS, ENJOYING COMPUTERS, VIDEO GAMES, SCIENCE AND MATH. HE ALSO ENJOYED SWIMMING, HUNTING, FISHING, SNOWMOBILING AND CURLING.
BELOVED SON OF DALE AND COLLEEN DEITZ, LOVING BROTHER OF TRAVIS, MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER SHIRLEY WILSON, PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS BOB AND HARRIET DEITZ ALL OF MILO, NUMEROUS AUNTS, UNCLES AND COUSINS.
RYAN WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS GRANDFATHER BILL WILSON AND AN UNCLE LARRY DEITZ.
FUNERAL SERVICE TUESDAY MARCH 26, 2002 AT 2:00 P.M. AT THE MILO COMMUNITY HALL WITH PASTOR ED SUMMERS OFFICIATING.
HONORARY BEARERS EVAN DEITZ, JEFF DEITZ, TYLER SMITH, WILLIE NELSON, BRETT WILSON AND JORDAN HINGLEY.
CASKET BEARERS JASON BYERS, JESSE CUNNINGHAM, COOPER SMITH, BILLY GODKIN, RUSSELL LYON AND DARREN DEITZ.
INTERMENT O’ PERFECT PEACE CEMETERY, MILO.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS TRIBUTES IN RYAN’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO THE ALBERTA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM 1820 RICHMOND ROAD S.W. CALGARY T2T 9Z9.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633. E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.