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Ryan Weaver

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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DIED
August 25, 2025
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Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Ryan Thomas Weaver, age 41, of Grand Rapids passed away peacefully at home on August 25, 2025 surrounded by friends and family.Ryan was born in Ypsilanti, MI on June 5, 1984 to the late Thomas Weaver and Terry Mass (Daigle). Ryan was very proud of growing up in Saline, MI where he built the...

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I knew Ryan through programming and he was just such a great guy. I was on a podcast with him and Magnus for a while, which was just great. God only takes the great ones and Ryan was the best. I was better for knowing him and Leanna. I had lost track of him since COVID and frankly was hoping since I didn't hear anything, he was surviving his cancer. We will never get to take that trip the UP and see your happy place. My sincere and heartfelt condolences. I will truly miss you, buddy, as will...

This man is the reason I've stick with PHP, even though everybody else as moving to another tech. His fun way of teaching, making complex things simpler, and bringing real world examples into his lessons are unique. RIP Ryan, you will leave forever in the hearts of crowds of developers, friends, business partners... so many people. Men like you are and will always be rare jewel on earth. My condolences to the family.

Dear Ryan Weaver, this news is very sad for the entire community. We will always remember you for the valuable lessons you shared with us through your audiovisual material. Your legacy will live on in all of us in the Symfony community. My deepest condolences to your family.

Owh wow, I read this just now. My condolences to his family, friends, colleagues, and all the people who were close to him. Ryan made me fall in love with Symfony, and I'll never forget his passion, knowledge, and humor he brought with it.

Sending prayers and condolences to the Weaver Family and Carmen Pelham.

Sweet, sweet Ryan with his everlasting smile and love for Leanna and Beckett. He is one of my much loved 'boys'.

I met Ryan and Leana twice in Varsaw and Paris for the SymfonyCon and it was always a pleasure to meet them. Ryan was a shiny person and always smiling and joking. It's a shocking news to ear he passed away and I'll like to send all my deepest condolence to Leanna and Beckett. Try to always keep his smiling face in you heart.

Ryan was a joyful, fun, kind, generous, gracious and loving being who I am so grateful to have known. My memories with him in high school are treasures to me. I can only imagine the depth of loss for you, his family and dearest ones. May his spirit and smile continue to live on within your hearts.

It´s been a week since Ryan passed away from glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor, but my brain and heart still can´t fully realize or believe this new reality. Even though Ryan told us from the very beginning that it was incurable, we all hoped for the best - especially with all the surgeries, experimental medicine, and the hard work he put into recovery programs every single day. He literally fought against this cancer every day until the very end. I thought we still had years, even in...