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Richard Emmet Ryan

Richard Emmet Ryan,
born 30 Aug 1909.
He was educ Long Beach High School, graduated 1927.
He was educ Santa Clara University, CA, 1927-1929.
He was educ Stanford University, CA, 1929-1931. AB.
He was educ Stanford Law School 1931-1933.
He was educ Southwestern University School of Law, CA, 1933-1935. LLB.
Attorney, Long Beach, CA, in 1935-1941. Counsellor-at-Law.

He mar 29 May 1941 to Arline Taxis Ennis [born 30 Apr 1907, Philadelphia, dau of Wilgus Atkinson Ennis and Katherine Warriner].
She was bapt 19 Apr 1908, Mutchmore Memorial Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.
She was educ Germantown High School, Philadelphia.
She was educ Wharton School of business, University of Pennsylvania.
She was a stock broker and bond trader. In investment brokerage firms, Philadelphia.
She worked in investment firm, Long Beach, 1936-1941.
It was her 2nd mar (she mar 1stly to George Knabb).
Richard and Arline mar at Las Vegas.

Richard joined US Navy 1941. He became Naval Officer.
Stayed in Navy after WW2. He retired from US Navy 1965, as Captain.
He worked in Boccardo Law Firm, San Jose, CA, 1965-1966.
He was Vice-President of the Community Bank of San Jose, 1966-1968.
Richard and Arline visited Ireland 1973: They met Mac O'Rahilly and Emmet Humphreys.

Arline dies, 1978:
She died 20 Apr 1978, Mt.View, Santa Clara, CA, age 70 yrs.
She was bur 24 Apr 1978, Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Los Altos, CA.
Richard researched family tree.
I corresponded with him in 1991-1992.
He died 1992-2004.
Richard and Arline had issue:

Kate Ennis Ryan,
born 1942, Long Beach.
She died 1942, Long Beach, age c.2 weeks.
Sheilah Catherine Ryan, mar James Patrick Gilfether and had issue:
1. Kevin Gilfether.
2. Karin Jane Gilfether.
Kathleen Ryan, mar William Samuel Randall and had issue:
1. Erin Kristine Randall.
2. Cameron Elaine Randall.
Richard Ryan, mar Gloria Kury.

Richard and I corresponded about the O'Rahilly family tree in 1991-1992.
His last letter to me, in Sept 1992, as I took a break from the tree to go to Cambridge: "You've certainly earned the right to get away from the demanding work connected with your position as the current de facto family historian and genealogist. ... I hope that well after you finish your graduate work, you will be able to continue from time to time as the premier genealogist for the entire O'Rahilly family and its many branches. ... Best wishes for a most happy and successful academic career. Sincerely, Richard".
I wrote in my diary: "There is no way he will be alive when I come back to this. This is his last message to me, and he will be dead. But he will know that I will carry it on. His last wonderful words of gratitude, and he will die. And we never met, except by post."