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I’m not crying
06/16/2025

I’m not crying

06/16/2025
06/16/2025

Col. Edward Thomas Ryan, who is said to have lived most of his life in Rennselaer, New York, was a brother, uncle, retired firefighter and Army veteran. He also was gay, the late Ryan wrote in his own obituary.

The obituary, published by the Albany Times Union on June 8, 2024, ended with a message written by Ryan himself.

"I must tell you one more thing. I was Gay all my life: thru grade school, thru High School, thru College, thru Life," he revealed, adding that he found love in a relationship with a man from North Greenbush, New York.

"He was the love of my life," Ryan wrote. "We had 25 great years together."

Ryan went on to say that his love died in 1994 "from a medical procedure gone wrong" and that he will be buried next to him.

Ryan concluded by explaining why he did not come out in his lifetime.

"I’m sorry for not having the courage to come out as Gay," he wrote. "I was afraid of being ostracized: by Family, Friends, and Co-Workers. Seeing how people like me were treated, I just could not do it. Now that my secret is known, I’ll forever Rest in Peace."

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