- Date Of Birth: November 22, 1942
- Date Of Death: November 1, 2011
- State: Michigan
RYAN, Michael Patrick. Age 68, of Portage. Michael died on November 1, 2011 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence after being diagnosed with cancer in May. Michael was born November 22, 1942 in Chicago, IL, the son of Timothy and Helen Demakos Ryan. Michael was united in marriage to Carol Jochem on October 30, 1965 in Quincy, IL. Michael is a graduate of Thornton Fractional North High School in Calumet City, IL and went on to serve in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.
He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from DePaul University in Chicago and graduated with highest honors. Michael also earned a Master of Business Administration with distinction from DePaul University, while beginning a thirty-five year career in the banking industry concentrating in information technology. Michael’s early career was spent in Chicago, followed by a multi-year assignment in Brussels, Belgium. Later he relocated to the Kalamazoo area where he retired from First of America BankCorp as an information technology executive. Michael was an avid reader, investor, storyteller, enjoyed traveling, and fishing on Michigan’s many lakes, but most of all treasured time with his family.
Michael is survived by his wife Carol, his son Steven of Ypsilanti, Michigan; two daughters, Tracy Pratt and her husband, Chad, of Indianapolis, Indiana; and Kathleen Chrz and her husband, Mark, of Royal Oak, Michigan, his brother Kevin Ryan and his wife Kim of Downers Grove, IL, his sister Diane Orawiec of Alsip, Illinois, and his nephew John Orawiec and his wife, Courtney, of Champaign, Illinois as well as other extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Timothy and Gerald. The family would like to thank the staff, nurses, and doctors of Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan for the compassionate care and support of Michael and his family, both at home and at Rose Arbor.
