MICHAEL JOSEPH RYAN, died March 7, 2010 at the V.A. Hospital in Nashville. Mr. Ryan was a native of New York City, and son of the late Michael J. and Anne Larkin Ryan Sr. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Kevin and John Ryan. He is survived by his wife Margaret Faye Ryan, two sons, Michael and Sean Ryan, and a daughter Suzanne McCloskey all of Seattle, WA., step children, Rhonda Chandler and David Hayes, sister, Anne Ryan of Burgenfield, NJ, grandchildren, Brennan, Larkin, and Erin McCloskey, two step grandchildren, Ryan Carroll and Wesley Hayes. Mr. Ryan served in the US Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a retired textile salesman. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. Woodfin Memorial Chapel. 615-893-5151. www.woodfinchapel.com.