Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-10
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oVU8 0y8M 0l%U JUDt U1xub 1t 0BD heme, 5O7 North Main street, rom p1ralysis, which had troubled him for @6ms time past Mr Ryan was born in Nswtown-NlArd. Limerick, Ireland, n yearS ago, but came to Waterbury 6f- ty-flve years ago and with the excep- ton of short time which he spent in the south, resided here continuously since. He began life as clerk In the employ of John Hart on East Main street and later was engaged in busl- ness for himself on South Main street Bank street and Center street. For over thirty five years he was agent for some of the principal steamship com panies and had a large patronage among people who wanted to send money to friends in the old world or bring relatives to this country. The people had implicit faith in him. and little wonder, for during all his experi- ences in this line he never had mis- understanding with anybody. and not long before he was taken i'll he re- marked to few friends that looking back at the volume of business he did tp that connection he often thought uhat it was proyidenfial that he never bad any trouble over money orders 0r passage money. The signature, John Ryan, is familiar in almost every town and hamlet in Ireland, for few families in that country who have rala- lives in Waterbury or have had friends here during the past thirty-five years but at some time or other received a money order or passage tickets with Mir Ryan's name appended. While most of Mir Ryan's life was devoted to the grocery and liquor traffic. he retired from 1t before he was taken Ill and became interested in the boot and shoe business under the firm name of Ryan < Fitzmaurice. While not active in politics, Mr Ryan was a democrat and once held the office of second select man. He was conservative fin all things, but was by no means man who could be easily influenced. so that when he felt he was right and made up his mind to pursue certain line of policy 1t would be difficult to dissuade him from if. He was active in Irish national affairs and contributed gener- ously to every movement that had for its aim the betterment of his native land. A direct descendant of a family who had figured prominently in the struggles for home rule in Ireland. he kept in touch with what was going on in that country and cherished the hope, as most Irishmen do. that some day and in his own way the Ruler of Ma tions would bring about better eOndi- ton of things for people who preferred to remain in Ireland rather than try their luck elsewhere. Still while look ing at things this way he frequently said that if he had his say about the amelioration of the Irish he would have the whole of them come to the United States and settle upon farms and let England make pleasure gar den out of the green isle. He made q couple of trips to the old world and if he had been spared it is quite likely that he would have revisited the scenes of his boyhood again this s;ar mer. Mir Ryan was a man of great personal integrity, commanded large share of public confidence and until re gently was familiar figure in the business and social life of Waterbury
 He was a member of the Immaculate Conception church until the formation of 6t Thomas's parish, when the divis. ion line took him away from the church with which he had been 90 long identi. fled. Mir Ryan was twice married. His first wife was Miss Joanna Guerin. .Of Zanesville, O. The wife of Attorney T. F. Carmody Is the only surviving offspring of tlas union. In 1880 he married Miss Katherine Griffn of Middletown, who. with two children. John. 1T. and Daniel, survive him. He also leaves two sisters. Mrs Mortimer Heffernan and Mrs Maria Cunningham, both of this city. The funeral will be held Friday morning.