On 6/1/2006 at about 7:48am, Ryan, our friend passed away. This unfortunately is not a joke as we'd all like to believe. The funeral was on 6/5 and many of his friends and family attended the service.
His family and some of his friends put together collages of photos to honor him and show the side that we all know and loved. In the end, the wake looked more like a museum with photo boards covering most of the walls.
We'll miss you, you pain in the ass.
The Family kindly requests that if you wish to help, you can make donations in Ryan's name (Ryan Michael Laterza) to various charities dealing with ADHD and Tourette's Syndrome. As you may know, Ryan was graced with both of these yet did not ask for any sypathy nor did he use it as a crutch. Some links to various charities can be found here:
ADHD
- http://www.addiss.co.uk/
http://www.adders.org/
http://www.add.org/
http://www.chadd.org/
http://www.misunderstood.org.uk/
Tourette's
- http://www.tsa-usa.org/
http://www.tourettescotland.org/
http://www.tsa.org.uk/
Ryan touched many of our lives, some more than others. If you wish to leave a message for the family or just to ask questions, please send it to me in e-mail. I will strive to keep up with the messages as they come in. If you know me personally, please call my cell phone if you wish.
As for this page, we will keep it up for now as a way to remember him by and to share our favoriate "Ryan" moments. As a start, I placed a link to a YouTube of his last comedy show. Enjoy it.
-- Wes Mason
Aw Piggy!
This should be easy becaue if there's one thing I LOVE talking about, it's me! :-) I love music, movies, poker, reading, playing & watching sports, hitting the bars and hanging with my friends. Most importantly, I have a wonderful girlfriend named Justine who I love with all my heart. She's the light of my life and somehow always seems to know how to make me smile, even when I don't want to. She's my best friend, and I can talk to her about anything!
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:: HaVe YoU eVeR ::
spent the night at a girl's house Indeed!
lied to your best friend Only to spare their feelings
had a crush on someone for over a year Not without dating them...
slapped someone Nah-fighting is for losers
gotten in a fight See above
had your heart broken Once or twice but never again!
broke someones heart Once or twice but never again!
been cheated on Sort of but not really...long story...
cheated on someone NEVER!!!
been in love I'm in love with the greatest woman in the world!
loved someone soo much it made you cry I guess it happens to everybody...
played spin the bottle nope
played truth or dare yup
kissed someone of the opposite sex Yes, and the best kisses come from Justine!
kissed someone of the same sex NO!!!
kissed someone in the rain Yes
liked someone who didnt like you back Who hasn't? It's called high school!
fallen for a friend Yup!
had a boyfriend/girlfriend I have the world's niftiest GF!!!
had a hard time getting over someone Who hasn't?
gone out with someone youve only known for 3 days I've gone out with people I've known for less than 3 hours...
been in a long distance relationship Yup-and they don't work!
seen someone naked Hee hee hee
kissed 2 people in the same day No-I'm not a slut
had sex with 2 different people in the same day Does my left hand and my right hand count as 2 people?
made out with JUST a friend Yes
done something you regret Who hasn't?
been kissed Many times
kissed your cousin What is this, Jerry Springer?!?
danced with someone you liked Yes, although I am the world's crappiest dancer
been to a hotel party No-are you inviting me?
wanted someone you knew you could NEVER have I honestly don't know
played a game in a cemetary Eeew-creepy! NO!
broken a bone Nope!
been out of the country When I was a wee lad
made a prank phone call Many!
gotten in a car accident Unfortunately
stayed up all night More times than I can count
gone to church Yup, although not as often as I should-lately it's only been for friend's weddings
drove a car All the time!
played a sport Hockey & Paintball
been to a major league baseball game Yup
been to a professional football game J-E-T-S Jets! Jets! Jets!
been to a professional hockey game Let's go Rangers!
been to a professional basketball game Ummm....do the Harlem Globetrotters count?
been to the beach Let's go boogie-boarding!
gone swimming in the ocean Of course!
been on tv, in a newspaper, or on the radio Newspaper
cheated on a test Who? Me? 0:-)
got suspended from school Hey-shit happens
failed a test More than I can count
changed schools More than I can count
skipped school Once or twice
been in a school play Many! Props to the Sayville Players!
performed at a pep rally NO!!!
been high? Dear Lord, thank you for Percocet. Amen.
gotten drunk Ketel One rocks my socks!
gotten arrested Somehow managed to avoid that one
gotten caught drinking Ask Corrin about that one!
gotten caught smoking Yup
used your parents credit cards Thank you Mommy for use of your Visa!
lied to your parents Yup
been intoxicated Oh Lordy yes!
done drugs Not in a looooong time
thought about commiting suicide Yes-let's just leave it there
ran away from home Unfortunately
snuck out of the house Nah
been to the hospital for you Yup
stayed there overnight No-but there have been a few close calls
cried in a public place Yup
cried for no reason Nah-I'm really not much of a crier
cried when someone died Yup
cried in school Yup
made yourself throw up Yup
moved to a different house in the same town Nope
moved to a different house in the same state Many times!
moved to a different state No-nor will I-I love NY!
taken public transportation Let's hear it for NYC Subways!
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