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Joseph Edward Ryan

9/29/1937-6/17/2025

Joseph Edward Ryan, devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, skier, sailor, and master storyteller, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2025 at age 87, surrounded by his family. Joe was an Army veteran and an aerospace leader with a long, distinguished career at NASA.

Joe was born in 1937 in Manhattan, New York, the son of Christine Moran and Joseph Ryan. He was the third of four children—older siblings William and …

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Born

September 29th, 1937
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Passed away

June 17th, 2025
Pleasanton, CA

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