Ryan STACK Obituary
This obituary was originally published in the Buffalo News.
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Jonathan
November 11, 2025
Still missing you bro. Happy Veteran's Day.
Carol
November 9, 2025
I have many wonderful memories of you and they are with me always...
C
Karen Monaco
March 14, 2025
Love and Miss you with all my ❤ Mom
Karen Stack Monaco
February 24, 2025
The Family continues to gather and celebrate you, Ryan, on what would have been your 46th Birthday today. We only wish you realized what a Blessing you were in all our lives and how very much we all love you. Miss you terribly.... Forever your Mom
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Carol
November 11, 2024
Veterans Day 2024: You are remembered today & every day with love...
Karen Monaco
May 12, 2024
I miss you so much, Ryan! Forever, your Mom
NP
May 1, 2024
Think of you often. Always in my heart. NP
CW2 Joe Slaughter
April 28, 2024
I googled you after reminiscing about AIT at Ft. Jackson in 07. How you snuck me into a bar when I was 18 and we all sang Sweet Caroline and drank way too much. How you half carried me back to the hotel too haha. Its been over 10 years but I'm saddened like you passed today. I hope you're resting easy brother. Miss ya man, but I'll see you down the road.
C
March 12, 2024
Remembering joyful days and deep friendship...may you be at peace and know that you are loved....
Karen Monaco
March 14, 2023
I miss you so much, my handsome Son ... I just selfishly wish you would have allowed us some more time to share with you. Bless you, I pray you rest in peace Love, Mom
C
March 14, 2023
Remembering you with love, on this day & every day...
Norma
March 12, 2023
Thinking of you. Love Norma
Karen Monaco
February 24, 2023
The Family celebrated you tonight Ryan, what should have been your 44 th Birthday, sharing so many memories .... soooo much love for you! In my heart every day ... Always and forever, Mom
Karen Monaco
November 11, 2022
Forever proud Ryan of your bravery in serving your Country. Forever proud to have the Honor of being your Mom!
Love Mom
Carol Davidson
November 10, 2022
Remembering you with love on Veteran's Day and every day...
C
Karen Monaco
March 14, 2022
9 years ago today, yet the raw pain of losing you is felt each and every day. I continue to pray you found peace with your decision. Forever, your Mom
C
February 25, 2022
Remembered with profound love and respect, always...
Reunited with Ryan.
Marie Lafferty
February 25, 2022
I’m sure Major has been reunited with you! He was an amazing dog.
Karen Monaco
February 24, 2022
Forever grateful 43 years ago today you came into my life ..... I pray you are able to reunite with Major. Love you, miss you each and every day!!
Love, Mom
Norma
January 4, 2022
Don´t think for one moment that I have forgotten you because I don´t post. You are constantly in my thoughts. You will always have a place in my heart.
Karen Monaco
January 1, 2022
As we close out another year, Ryan, my heart will always feel like it was yesterday .... love you forever and always. Mom
C
November 9, 2021
Remembering all the great days....
Karen Monaco
March 14, 2021
Tough, tough day, Ryan .... always in my prayers that you are at peace. Miss you terribly! Forever your Mom
"Major" You sure loved him!
MARIE LAFFERTY
March 11, 2021
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
Norma
March 10, 2021
Miss you, think about you a lot, especially your smile and kind heart.
C
March 7, 2021
Remembering sunny days...
Love, Mom
December 25, 2020
Thinking of you, reminisced with your sister, stories about the infamous Christmas lists you made for Santa as a child ... makes me smile, makes me cry. Miss you terribly!
Dad
December 25, 2020
Merry Christmas Ryan, we all miss you tremendously and hope you are at peace
Love Always
Dad
Carol
November 9, 2020
Veterans Day 2020: Remembering you with love, always...C
Karen Monaco
September 11, 2020
Remembering the significance of today and how you frequented the Memorial paying your respects to those lives lost. I carry the same pain you showed when you took me there, as I mourn daily the loss of you ... forever proud to be your Mom
May 25, 2020
Everyday Ryan, everyday ...
Love,
Mom
Karen Monaco
March 14, 2020
Ryan, I continue to pray each and every day you are at peace, that is what enables me to put one foot in front of the other. There is a forever whole in my heart ..
Forever,
Mom
Karen Monaco
February 24, 2020
Family gathers today honoring your 41st birthday Ryan .... always in our hearts! Forever, Mom
Karen Monaco
November 11, 2019
I honor you today, Ryan, yet painfully miss you each and every day!!!
Love,
Mom
November 10, 2019
You helped make Veterans Day special for the whole city of New York! Your memory lives on in the hearts of all the people whose lives you touched and enriched. I carry you with me always...Love, C Veterans Day 2019
Norma Porter
May 27, 2019
Always in my thoughts. I talk about your kind soul and laughter all the time. You live on through others.
May 26, 2019
"Painful though parting be, I bow to you as I see you off to distant clouds..." (Saga)
With Love Always, C
Memorial Day 2019
Karen Monaco
April 26, 2019
Always on my mind, forever in my heart ..
Love,
Mom
March 19, 2019
March 15, 2019
Sharon Stack
March 14, 2019
Remember you always Ryan. Love you. Aunt Sharon
Kristian Hall
March 13, 2019
Missing you so much. We celebrate your legacy as an Army Paralegal everyday here in the NC National Guard. I was so honored to have met and known you. I miss you brother!!
Norma Porter
March 12, 2019
Always in my heart.
Irene Malzer
November 12, 2018
Ryan, thank you for your service. Very proud of you, love Aunt Irene
November 11, 2018
With gratitude for your service, we live forever with pain in our hearts. I pray you found the peace you are so deserving of, your family loves and misses you each and everyday!
Forever,
Mom
November 11, 2018
November 11, 2018
" Better than honor & glory, and History's iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow men" (Gilder)
Veterans Day 2018: Thinking of you with love. C
May 25, 2018
" Those we love & lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity...."
Memorial Day 2018
C
March 14, 2018
5 years ago today you made a decision in hopes of finding a better place ..... I pray each and every night you are at peace. I love and miss you with all my heart.
Forever Your Mom
March 14, 2018
There are some wounds that never heal...this is one of them. Our love for you will never fade. We will always remember you and smile as we remember our awesome nephew! Love you forever, Aunt Nancy and Uncle Pete
N P
March 13, 2018
Think of you a lot. Always in my heart. Miss your smile.
March 12, 2018
"Sweet is the memory of distant friends....like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart." With Love, C
March 12, 2018
February 25, 2018
Always in our hearts, thoughts ...
Love,
Mom
February 24, 2018
Happy Birthday Ryan!
Love,
Dad
February 24, 2018
May 29, 2017
In my thoughts & prayers today, as everyday ...
Always Your Mom
Norma Porter
May 25, 2017
Don't think for one moment that I don't think about you. I'm always talking about you to others about how you always made us laugh. Still have a recording on one of my phones that you recorded for your ring tone. Always in my heart.
May 25, 2017
"Love is a power greater than death, just like the songs & stories told...and when she made you, brother, she broke the mold..."
Remembering you on Memorial Day & every day, with love, C
May 25, 2017
CESAR LORENZO
May 25, 2017
Till we regroup
May 24, 2017
March 14, 2017
Always remembered with love...you live on in our hearts....
C
March 14, 2017
Ryan the acute pain felt marking this Anniversary never lessens. I, we, love and miss you each and every day. I pray you are at peace.
Forever Mom
Marie Lafferty
February 27, 2017
I can only imagine your loss. Just wanted you to know major is doing well!!! I know Ryan loved him very much!
February 26, 2017
February 25, 2017
The family gathered to celebrate you last night Ryan, 38 ....
Love and miss you terribly,
Mom
February 25, 2017
Remembering the good times and the joyful camaraderie....remembering you with love...
C
February 24, 2017
Happy Birthday Ryan!
We Miss You So Much
Love
Dad
Jonathan Hayes
December 26, 2016
Think about you often. Miss your smile and quirkiness. Wish I had been there for you more.
December 25, 2016
Merry Christmas Ryan, I feel your presence ... yet ache to hear your laugh, voice, jokes and hugs.
Love always,
Mom
December 22, 2016
Miss you and all the good memories. Wish you were still here to help brighten the lives of others the way you did. Love you, Ryan.
November 24, 2016
Ryan,
Happy Thanksgiving, holidays aren't the same without your wit and smile to liven up everyone.
Love,
Dad
Martin Allback
November 14, 2016
Happy Veterans Day Ryan!!! I think of you everyday...
November 11, 2016
Today I honor your service to our country. You were not just a soldier, but a hero for having served your country bravely and selflessly. My heart aches each and every day ... Love, Mom
9/11 Memorial
September 11, 2016
May 30, 2016
Memorial Day 2016: Remembering you with love today and every day...
C
Karen Monaco
May 8, 2016
I consider it an honor having you as my Son ...
Forever Your Mom
March 16, 2016
Rye...gone too soon...leaving holes in hearts...Mrs.I
Sharon Stack
March 16, 2016
Ryan,
It is hard to believe it has been 3 years. We all miss you. Rest in peace Ryan.
Love,
Aunt Sharon
Norma Porter
March 15, 2016
You will always be remembered for your kindness. Always in my heart. Think of you so often.
Martin Allback
March 14, 2016
On this day I remember a good friend a great man and a even better soldier!
March 14, 2016
In rememberance of the day you sought peace yet left a forever hole in all of our hearts. Every day, Rye, every day ....
Love,
Mom
March 14, 2016
Ryan, always in my heart and on my mind. Aunt Kim
February 24, 2016
Today we celebrate the gift of you;the Son, Brother and Uncle we know and love so very much. We laughed, we cried and yet still try to come to terms with the emptiness we feel by your loss.
Forever,
Mom
Sharon Stack
February 24, 2016
Happy Birthday Ryan. I think of you often.
Love,
Aunt Sharon
February 24, 2016
On your birthday...remembering the joyful moments of friendship, love & connection. You are deeply missed, every day...
C
February 24, 2016
Happy Birthday Ryan!
I miss you so much, every day is so empty knowing that I will not be able to see that smile again.
Love Dad
December 25, 2015
Remembering the little boy who could never sleep he was so excited about Xmas Day, who wrote endless lists for Santa providing him pages and item numbers to make it easier for him and who would lay so close under the tree enjoying the lights and listening to Charlie Browns Xmas music .... these are the memories that comfort me this Christmas Day .... missing you each and every day.
Love,
Mom
Norma Porter
November 11, 2015
Thank you for serving, always in my thoughts, and in my heart forever.
November 11, 2015
Thinking of you even more on this special day.
Love,
Dad
November 11, 2015
Thinking of you , as I do every day, with love...thank you for your service.
C
Veterans Day 2015
November 11, 2015
Every day, Ryan, every day ... Love Mom
CESAR LORENZO
November 10, 2015
HEY RYAN THINKING OF YOU ON VETERANS DAY
Martin Allback
November 10, 2015
You know what's I've been going through and you know how hard it's been. I lost two others friends this week and have prayed to you ever day this week. Thank you for answering
Barb and Tom Lewis
November 9, 2015
Remembering you,Ryanon this coming Veterans Day
Norma Porter
November 7, 2015
Always in my thoughts, such a good person. Miss your smile.
Irene Malzer
November 6, 2015
Think about you often. Love you....
Norma Porter
September 20, 2015
Miss your laugh.Talk about you all the time.
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