Ree R. Ryan

Ree R. Ryan, 53, of Rolling Hills Estates, died unexpectedly at home on November 21, 2015. Ree was the loving and devoted husband of Jennifer Hill Ryan who he had been married to for 27 years, and the proud and adoring father of Cole and Connor Ryan. Born October 19, 1962 in San Pedro to Richard Edward Ryan and Joan Parker Ryan, Ree was raised in Lomita. Ree graduated from Narbonne High, and received a BA in Business Administration with an emphasis in Real Estate from USC in 1985, and also held his Real Estate Broker’s license. Ree and Jennifer were married December 10, 1988 and lived their married life in Rolling Hills Estates where they raised their two sons. Ree had a 28 year career as a Real Estate Asset Manager beginning at Fluor Daniel where he worked for 11 years. He made his start with Fluor managing sites for Cell Towers which was a great fit since he understood the construction end of the business and was the perfect person to visit the sites and talk to the crew. He also worked for Carl Karcher and was most recently a Global Asset Manager at CBRE. Ree was very active in the community, volunteering in Youth Sports, Indian Guides and serving in Boy Scouts as a Cub Master and then Scout Master for a total for 6 years. Ree was an avid outdoorsman; he loved hunting with his Dad, skiing and backpacking with his sons and was a long time surfer. He passed this love of the outdoors on to many young people through his work in Scouting. He loved motorcycle riding especially his beloved Harley Davidsons. He was a talented craftsman and handyman. He helped his family and friends with home improvement projects and worked on countless Eagle Scout projects always knowing how to solve problems and get things fixed. Ree was a humble and generous man who truly lived his life for others. He was always available to help anyone in need, never too busy to lend a hand. He remained young at heart, loving simple fun things and in all that he did, he always had a great spirit of fun about him, smiling, joking, goofing off, lightening the mood, calming worries and encouraging others. He loved life, but Ree loved his wife Jennifer and sons Cole and Connor most of all. He was the ultimate devoted family man. Ree’s huge heart, his smile and larger than life personality will never be forgotten and he leaves a huge void in the lives of his family and many friends. Ree is survived by his wife Jennifer and sons Cole and Connor. He is also survived by his mother Joan Ryan; sister Erin Ryan Israel, brother-in law, Ron Israel, niece Sierra; his mother-in-law Patricia Hill; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Lowell and Lisa Hill, nieces Katie and Aly; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Cyndi Hill Gittes and Mark Gittes, nephews George and Foster. Ree is pre-deceased by his father Richard Edward Ryan. A private Committal ceremony was held at Green Hills Memorial Park. Donations may be made in Ree’s name to Boy Scouts of America. (Donate through BoyScoutsLA. org using the “Donate” button, designate a Memorial Fund, and include Ree Ryan’s name in your note.)

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Ree R. Ryan