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Ryan Edward Flaherty
March 5, 2011
Ryan Edward Flaherty, 17, of Cantonment died Sunday, February 27, 2011.
He was born on December 10, 1993 in San Diego, CA. Ryan was a student at West Florida Tech High School Multi-Media Academy. He was a member of the West Florida Tech Varsity Soccer Team and received the Christian Fellowship Athlete Award.
Ryan was the ultimate practical joker, but it was his smile that brightened your day. That smile and his love will always be in our hearts. Ryan’s ultimate gift was expressed in his decision to donate his organs so that others may have life. Those that were touched by his smile will forever feel his presence as their guardian angel. “Goodbye Flare Bear, you are gone but never forgotten.”
He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Reginald and Anne Flaherty.
Survivors include his father, David (Angie) of Pensacola; mother, Michelle of Cantonment; sister, Samantha of Cantonment; grandparents, Bob and Pat Leblanc of Pensacola; uncles, Tharon (Della) and Paul; aunts, Melanie (Brent) Morgan and Linda Flaherty; as well as cousins, Katelyn, Taylor, Brenna, Megan and Chenoa.
Visitation will be held 3-5 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2011 at St. Paul Catholic Church with Fr. Doug Halsema celebrant. Interment of his ashes will be at Barrancas National Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Grant Bechtel, Nick Diaz, Sjourd Green, Patrick Larson, Russell Long and Justin Milam. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alfred Washburn Center, 31 Murphy Lane, Pensacola, FL 32505.
The family would like to thank, their family and friends for their loving support, M. Zhang, MD, USN Chaplain Corps, Chaplains and staff of the SINU at Baptist Hospital. Harper-Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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i miss u alot it is definetly not the same with yyou when i look up at the sky i know your looking at me saying dont let me being gone stop you from having fun i know we will see eachother again 1 day. remember he is not dead he is just somewhere else