Edward Albert Ryckman

EDWARD ALBERT RYCKMAN SR, 84, DIED ON MARCH 15, 2023 AT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC NORTH HOSPITAL IN STUART, FL. HE WAS BORN AUGUST 19, 1938, IN LONG BEACH, NEW YORK, THE SON OF EDWARD HARMON AND RITA ELIZABETH (GREENWOOD) RYCKMAN.

HE SERVED IN THE US ARMY CORPS FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS, SPECIALTY IN HEAT AND VENTILATION. HE THEN WENT ON TO WORK AS A MASTER PLUMMER AND A STEAM FITTER IN LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK UNTIL THE FAMILIES MOVE TO FLORIDA IN 1992, WHERE HE THEN OPENED A LANDSCAPING BUSINESS, KICK’N GRASS IN PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA AND ALSO CONTINUED HIS PLUMBING CAREER AS WELL AS HANDYMAN WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THIS MAN COULD NOT DO. ONE OF THE MOST HARD WORKING MEN TO PROVIDE A WONDERFUL LIFE FOR HIS FAMILY.

HE WAS A LOVING HUSBAND TO VICTORIA JEAN (TUSA) RYCKMAN. SURVIVING IN ADDITION TO HIS WIFE, ARE HIS 3 SONS AND 1 DAUGHTER. EDWARD ALBERT RYCKMAN JR. AND HIS WIFE KIM (BARONE) RYCKMAN, VICTOR GERARD RYCKMAN AND HIS WIFE AMANDA (KNIPPENBERG) RYCKMAN, MICHAEL MATTHEW RYCKMAN AND HIS WIFE CHRISTINA (LAPI) RYCKMAN, AND KRISTY RYCKMAN- WHO WAS BORN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY.

EDWARD HAD 7 GRANDCHILDREN, ASHLEY ROSE RYCKMAN, EDWARD VINCENT RYCKMAN, MATTHEW JOSEPH RYCKMAN, TRISTEN VICTOR RYCKMAN, VICTORIA AMANDA RYCKMAN, PRISCILLA GRACE RYCKMAN AND JOSHUA GERARD RYCKMAN.

HE ALSO HAD 2 GREAT GRANDDAUGHTERS, AURORA ROSE RYCKMAN AND SIENNA JUDE RYCKMAN. AND HIS BEST FRIEND/PET JACK RUSSEL “CHI CHI”.

IN ADDITION TO HIS PARENTS, HE WAS ONE OF 7 BROTHERS AND SISTERS. ELIZABETH(DECEASED), FRANCIS, WILLIAM, FREDDIE, JACK, AND MARYANNE RYCKMAN. AND MANY AND MANY NEICES AND NEPHEWS.