Bob Ryan's son dies

[patriot lifer]

I don't know if anyone posted this today but he died in Afghanistan. Poor guy

http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports

 

[NENGFAN]

I don't know if anyone posted this today but he died in Afghanistan. Poor guy

http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports

That is sad - very sad.....

 

[Pats726]

No news of that here..and he is a very private person...so so sad...my thoughts are with him and his family sad sad....

 

[patsfan13]

Condolences to Bob and his family.

 

[NEPat]

Terrible news...

 

[denverpatsfan]

That's terrible.

I had no idea that he had family overseas.

My condolences.

 

[PittPatriot]

That is horrible. I just don't get it. I wish they'd all just come home.

 

[LloydBraun]

So sorry to hear that, God Bless you, Bob.

 

[Kdo5]

Wow. Like denverpatsfan, I didn't know he had a son stationed overseas. Really awful to hear that his son died.

 

[SWelker]

Terrible news. Condolences to the Ryan family.

 

[upstater1]

That is awful news.

Quite frankly, I don't know how military families go about their lives normally. Watching Bob over the last few years, you'd think a crack or two would show.

 

[patsox23]

Hideous horrible news. So sorry to Bob and the entire Ryan family.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

Respects and condolences to the Ryan family.

RIP

 

[NYCPatsFan]

Sad to read that...sincere condolences to Mr. Ryan and his family.

 

[DarrylStingley]

Really terrible news indeed.

I'm embarassed to admit that one of my early thoughts on this was that I was bummed that we would likely not get to read Bob Ryan on the Super Bowl. I guess that's a function of how wrapped up I am in this game, the fact that the Globe and Herald have so few solid columnists and how much I enjoyed Ryan's columns after SBs 36, 38 and 39.

And that reaction of course obscures the horrible reality facing the Ryan family. I can't imagine losing a child.

 

[NEPat]

Wow. Like denverpatsfan, I didn't know he had a son stationed overseas.

Me either. I haven't seen this anywhere else yet, maybe the reporter should have held off on the news for a bit.

 

[CheekyDave]

Me either. I haven't seen this anywhere else yet, maybe the reporter should have held off on the news for a bit.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/...ent_7513640.htm

Mystery shrouds US envoy's death
http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/jan-2008/29/index10.php

 

[NEPat]

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...nt_7513640.htm

Oh wow.....

 

[PittPatriot]

Very classy...

I'm sorry...I was not trying to say anything negative (or unclassy). I was just saying that I wished our soldiers could come back home from Afghanistan and Iraq. It was not a political statement at all.

 

[MoLewisrocks]

Incredibly sad regardless of the circumstances.