Margaret “Marge” Ryan passed away in the early hours of Monday, September 25th. Marge is survived by her four children, two grandchildren (who she may have loved more than her kids), six brothers and sisters, mother, numerous other friends and family members whose lives she touched, and a partridge in a pear tree.
Marge was a one-of-a-kind spirit and was often regarded as a hippie or flower child, both labels that she proudly embraced. And, while Marge was once quite the wild child, she had recently celebrated her four-year “sober”versary on July 4th. She was an active sponsor, she was working two jobs and she still found a way to touch the lives of everyone she came into contact with. She was so proud of herself for her accomplishments and we all hope she knows that we were even more proud of her.
While she was easily a pain in all of her children’s asses, they loved her beyond words and are so glad that they got to see her sober and happy, and living her best life. Even if it was only four short years, they got to see her as not only the best mom that she was able to be, but also an even better grandma to Harper and Jon a/k/a the two little loves of her life. We know she is so happy that she got sober for those kids and while they’ll never know the changes that she made to better her life, they got to see only the best version of her. They loved her back and if you come to her service, you’ll likely hear Jon say “hi grandma” when he sees her photos on display (yes, it’s going to make us all cry).
Marge had the biggest heart you could imagine and while she was not rich for this world, she would give her last dollar if she thought someone else needed it more. She had no problem spoiling her grandkids with not only gifts, but more importantly, her love (see above, she totally loved them more).
While we are beyond devastated at the sudden and way too early loss, we know Marge would not want us to be sad about her leaving this world. She would want us to just throw a party and tell all the good times, so that is what we plan to do. As she would not want anyone to mourn, we are asking that black not be worn as this will truly be a celebration of life. If you’re able, please wear purple, her favorite color.
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