Donald Wayne Ryan, 56 of Mechanicsville, MD., passed away peacefully at the Hospice House of St. Mary's on April 29, 2013. Donald was born on August 4, 1956 in Louisville, KY, to Ruth Underwood Ryan and the late Jack Neil Ryan.

Donald was preceded in death by his father, Jack Neil Ryan; his grandparents; one sister, Barbara Ann Ryan and two brothers, Jackie Lee Ryan and Robert Neal Ryan.

He leaves to cherish his memories his mother, Ruth Ryan; three sisters, Jackie Harlow (Shelton), Tammy Coleman (Robert) and Mary Frances Dunning; a special niece and nephew, Brittany Coleman and Joseph Coleman and other aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

Family will unite with friends for visitation at 10:00 am until time of service at 11:00 am on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home Chapel, 38576 Brett Way, Mechanicsville, MD. Interment will be at Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, MD.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to: Huntington's Disease Society, 502 West Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.

Arrangements provided by Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home.