- Date Of Birth: March 23, 1926
- Date Of Death: February 6, 2018
- State: Idaho
Rupert – Jean Ryan died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, in Boise after being diagnosed with metastatic brain cancer on Dec. 26, 2017.
Born March 23, 1926 in Rupert to Carl and Marie Sullivan, Jean grew up in Acequia with her two sisters, Hazel and Patty, and her brother, Frank. She graduated from Acequia High School as valedictorian and always placed education as a priority, touting that her grandmother Ida E. Sullivan was elected the first superintendent of county schools.
In October of 1945, she married Neill Ryan, and they were married for 65 years before Neill’s passing in 2010. They made their first home in Hopkinsville, KY where Neill was stationed until his discharge from the U.S. Army. They returned to Rupert where they lived, worked, and raised their four daughters. Jean was a member of the St.
