Obituary of Dorothy Delores Ryan

Dorothy Delores Ryan June 19, 1929 - July 13, 2015 Dorothy Delores Donohue Ryan, 87 passed away July 13th, 2015. Born June 19th, 1929 to William and Gertrude Donohue in New Jersey. She is preceded in death by husband Joseph A. Ryan, Jr. Daughter Joan Delores Ryan. Siblings Bill, Gertrude, Marian, Joseph, Bob, Rose and Ruth. Daughter in law Brenda C. Ryan. She is survived by Sons Steven Ryan of LaPorte, Mark and Kathy Ryan of LaPorte, Scott and Teresa Ryan of Friendswood. Sister Florence McCall of California. Grandchildren Micah and Misti Ryan of League City, Sean and Beth Ryan of Friendswood, Michelle Velasquez of LaPorte, Virginia and Richard Martinez of Houston, Eldon and Lauren Ryan of Deer Park, Erin Ryan of Washington, DC and Philip and Julianne Ryan of Austin. Great-Grandchildren Marygrace, Micah, Madeline, Meredith, Aiden, Cassandra, Molly, Gracen, Emma, Domonic and Taten with one more due in October. Dorothy was born in New Jersey but moved around a lot as a child. She once mentioned that she probably lived in most every state at one time or another. She graduated from LaPorte High School and soon married Joe Ryan and was married over 50 years before Joe’s death. In her younger years she worked as a waitress in LaPorte and also owned and ran Ryan’s Day Care Center on Broadway for several years. She was also a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church for many years. If you know Dot well you know that she loved her family with great passion. She also loved a good game of cards or dominoes and never passed up an opportunity to hear a good joke (or even a bad one)! She was a resident of Paramount Rehabilitation Center these past eight and a half years and we are so thankful for the care that she has received from them. Thank you to all who took the time over the years to visit her, she will be missed by many. Visitation will be 7/14/2015 from 5-9pm with Rosary at 7pm at Paul U. Lee LaPorte funeral home. Services are 7/15/2015 at 10am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in LaPorte, Texas with internment to follow. To view the Video Tribute go to the link below: https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/57Q5T59WYGSZKDDZ