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LUMLEY, 21
LAKELAND - Ryan Michael Lumley taken from us December 3, 2011.
Ryan was born on May 8, 1990 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
He moved with his family to Cedar Key, Florida in 1998, where he enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and building forts in the woods. He graduated from Cedar Key High School in 2008, where he still holds the school shot put record.
He joined the Army in 2009 and completed his boot camp and AIT at Ft. Benning, Georgia. He was a proud graduate at Boot Hill in June of 2009. He was stationed following boot camp at Ft. Bliss in El Paso Texas where he excelled at his duties. Some of his awards included: National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Combat and Special Skill Badge Basic Marksmanship Qualification Badge, Bar Weapon: Rifle (Inscription Rifle) Expert and Army service ribbon.
He met the love of his life and was married in March 2010.
Ryan was killed protecting his family, friends and country in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
He was a proud husband and soldier. Ryan will be eternally loved and missed.
Ryan is survived by his wife, Kimber S. Lumley, father, Michael R. Lumley, mother, Jodi D. Barry, 2 brothers, Joshua R. Lumley and Ethan C. Barry, a sister, Camryn E. Lumley, maternal grandparents, Gerald and Jane Dow, maternal grandmother, Anna McCarthy, stepmother, Kari Lumley, 2 step sisters, Heather and Brittany Ogle and a step brother, Jesse Ogle, many, many friends and his brother soldiers.
His service will be held Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Heath Funeral Chapel. He will be buried at Florida National Cemetery following the services.
His wife and mother will be presented his Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, Combat Infantryman's Badge and other awards and ribbons at a memorial service on the 14th at Ft. Bliss, Texas where he was a proud member of the Action Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment.
Ft. Bliss writes "SPC Lumley will forever serve as an example of heart and dedication that will be the standard against which all measured in Action Company". He will be greatly missed but never forgotten by his loved ones and Brothers in Arms..."I'll Try Sir".
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations in Ryan's honor be made to The Fisher House or The Wounded Warrior Project.
Condolences may be sent to the family @ www.heathfuneralchapel.com
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Memories and Condolences
for Ryan Lumley
Charlie Gili
March 4, 2017
Hello,
We would like to express our deepest condolences and also let the Lumley Family and friends know that we will be sending Care Packages to deployed troops this week and we'll be dedicating several of these to your loved one. Each package will carry the name, photo and the hometown of Ryan M. Lumley US Army Specialist. We realize that this is a small tribute, but we do this with all respect and sincerity and we want you to know that it is made possible by thousands of like-minded individuals from across the American youth hockey community. We will not forget. May God Bless you and keep you strong.
Sincerely,
Charlie Gili & Family
On Behalf of the US Hockey Players Support Our Troops Campaign
Lynne Neibert
March 17, 2013
Prayer Shawls 4 Fallen Soldiers ([email protected]) is an organization with groups throughout the country who work to send handmade prayer shawls and/or lap robes to families who have lost a loved one while serving our country. Members of Trindle Spring Lutheran Church would like to extend our sincere sympathy and to honor your loved one's sacrifice and memory by sending our prayers and comfort through a prayer gift which will be mailed to you. If you are interested, please contact me at [email protected] with the names and addresses of those who would like to receive one and which gift they would like to receive. We will send our gift as soon as possible. Also, if you know of any other families who are grieving the loss of a loved on who died while serving our country, please pass along my e-mail address. May God bless you and comfort you in the days ahead. Sincerely, Lynne
Peggy Childers
February 16, 2013
To the family of Spc. Ryan M. Lumley:
Ryan gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Debbie Elam
July 2, 2012
Together...We Will Not Forget...My name is Debbie Elam and I am the Chairman of the Virginia Memorial Quilt Project. Our group is making and presenting a numbered memorial quilt to the immediate family of each soldier killed in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terror with ties to the Commonwealth of Virginia. We have a website at www.vmqp.com if you get a chance to see the quilts. We have sent 207 quilts as of this date. Please contact me via email or phone at 804-598-0465 and I will get the information from you so we can send you a Memorial Quilt in honor of your soldier. Thank you.
Debbie Elam, Chairman
Virginia Memorial Quilt Project
P. O. Box 534
Powhatan, VA 23139
Lynne Neibert
March 5, 2012
Prayer Shawls 4 Fallen Soldiers ([email protected]) is an organization with groups throughout the country who strive to send handmade prayer shawls and/ or lap robes to families who have lost a loved one in service to our country. Members of Trindle Spring Lutheran Church in Mechanicsburg, PA would like to honor your son and husband's sacrifice and memory by sending our prayers and comfort through a shawl which we will mail to you. If you are interested, please contact me at [email protected] with the names and addresses and what they would like to receive. We will send them as soon as possible. Also, if you know of any other families who are grieving the loss of a loved one who died serving our country, please pass along my e-mail address, as our organization can no longer get family contacts through the military. May God bless you and comfort you in the days ahead. Sincerely, Lynne
Liliana Judge
January 13, 2012
Thank you for your utmost sacrifice!
January 2, 2012
Ryan, I haven't seen your family since you were a small boy. Thank you for your sacrifice. Prayers sent to your mother and father Jody and mike
Teresa shaw barker
Brown summit, nc
Mike Casey
December 29, 2011
Spc. Lumley,
Sir, I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
jeanne tuders
December 20, 2011
my heart to you jodi and
mike and also to ryans wife. he was a beautiful little boy and am sure a great son and husband. thanks ryan for your service. thank you jodi for allowing me to be part of ryans life.
Sherri Tuders Hawkins
December 20, 2011
Ryan, my family hadn't seen you since you were 5 or 6 years old after my mom stopped watching you at our house. We are so proud of you and still have so many memories of you as a baby, toddler, little man. Thank you for your services. Jodi and Mike and family..... The Tuders' are so sorry for your loss. You should be so proud of Ryan.
SGT Ryan Lumley- thank you for your services and for your sacrifice! Rest in Peace little man. Sherri Tuders Hawkins
Bonnie Culver
December 18, 2011
SGT. Ryan Lumley I never met you sir, but I just had to thank you for serving our country. For protecting our rights that are precious to us. You are truly our finest and a HERO. We as a country will NEVER FORGET YOU.
The Woody's
December 18, 2011
My family is thinking of you all in this time of loss of your son Ryan. May God comfort you at this very difficult time.
Ryan is an American Hero and we thank you for his service to our country. God Bless.
December 17, 2011
SGT Lumley as a Vietnam Vet my prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time, rest in peace and may God bless your family.
Armando Sanchez
December 17, 2011
SGT Lumley as a Vietnam Vet my prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time, rest in peace and may God bless your family.
Daniel Hancock
December 16, 2011
Ryan, I have the utmost respect and admiration for you. What a fine young man you were. You will always be a hero to me, and I will continue to pray for you and your family.
John and Brandi DeLeon
December 16, 2011
Although we didn't know Ryan personally, we thank him for his service in protecting our freedoms. We pray God will comfort his family in this difficult time and know that our true American heros like Ryan are never forgotten!
Jamie Lee, mother in- law
December 15, 2011
Ryan I love u, my other son, u hold the hearts of my daughter, son, myself and many others ....our hero never forgotten
Carolyn Hennecy Smith
December 15, 2011
I never met any of your family, but may I please take this opportunity to say "THANK YOU" to Michael for representing our country and paying the ultimate price any American can pay. I pray God's blessings and peace upon you all in the loss of a true hero. "There is no greater love than this - that a man lay down his life for another."
Hill family
December 15, 2011
Ryan,
Thank you for your unselfish sacrifice for America. Our hearts are heavy with grief for Ryan's family. May GOD comfort you all as only HE can do.
D Raj
December 15, 2011
To the Lumley Family, My condolences on the loss of your son . I thank him for his selfless courage and sacrifice.Now the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always by all means. Thessalonians 316
Mickey Wright
December 15, 2011
I am so very sorry to read about your loss. It is because of men and women like Ryan that we enjoy the freedoms we have in America. The sacrifices that your family has made is huge. I pray that you will find comfort in your deepest time of sorrow. May God bless
Patrick Deans
December 15, 2011
I am very sorry for your loss and know your pain. My prayers are with you. I thank God for men like Ryan. He will always be a hero and never forgotten.
Patrick Deans, father of a Fallen Warrior, Patrick David Deans, 101st 2-502 Infantry 12/12/2010
L Jones-Bates
December 15, 2011
The Lumley Family:
My deepest sympathy at the loss of this
you man but I THANK HIM DEEPLY for his service. A true hero
Patricia Flores
December 15, 2011
To the family of Ryan Lumley, I express my sincere condolences to you in this time. I applaud his bravery, service and dedication to this Country. Be Proud and stay strong. A True American Hero is Ryan Lumley.
Martha Najera
December 15, 2011
My condolences to you. He will be missed but remembered as a hero forever. Thank you for having this wonderful person in this world. He fought for us without hesitation and will always have a part in all of our lives. May the Lord help you heal and always make you strong. Blessing to your family.
Kathy Brande
December 15, 2011
Mike and family,
I am so very sorry for your loss of Ryan, a beloved son and husband. I am very grateful to him for his personal choice to serve his country for people like me. You have so much of which to be proud. My thoughts and prayers for your healing and comfort are with you all.
Melonie Sasnett
December 15, 2011
To the family of Ryan Lumley, I express my sincere condolences to you in this time. Having just lost my father last month, who served in the United States Army and retired after 20 years, with the 101st Airborne Division through many conflicts, I applaud the bravery, service and dedication to this Country. Be Proud and stay strong. A True American Hero is Ryan Lumley.
Dionne
December 15, 2011
Please take comfort in God's promise at Psalm 147: 3 "He(God) is healing the brokenhearted ones, And is binding up their painful spots."
Ed Cauley
December 15, 2011
Ryan, I salute you for your bravery, dedication to duty, and honor to your country. You are truly an American hero. Now that your duty here on Earth is complete, Heaven awaits for another angel.
Florida Gold Star Mother Toni Gross
December 14, 2011
Heroes are the people who do what has to be done, when it needs to be done, reguardless of the consequences....Ryan is a hero, a Patriot, an American Soldier.
Your Blue star has turned Gold, rest easy Soldier, you have earned the right.
"We stand tall and proud by honoring Ryan and every fallen Soldier...supporting our nation and healing with each other...we share our grief as well as our pride."
In memory of Cpl Frank R. Gross
Your Blue star has turned Gold
December 14, 2011
CSM & Mrs. Kenneth W. Johnson
December 14, 2011
We salute your veteran. Our condolences for your loss and gratitude for your loved one's service to our country.
Custodio
December 14, 2011
Family and friends of this fallen Hero, my family and I send our most sincerest gratitude and deepest sympathy. We are sorry for your loss.
December 14, 2011
So sorry for your loss.
Sylvia Kronenwetter
December 14, 2011
Please accept my deepest sympathy
for the loss of your loved one and
Hero Ryan, and my sincerest gratitude
for his service.
God Bless you Spc. Ryan M.
Lumley...you will not be forgotten.
MacDaniel
December 14, 2011
Dear Lumley family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
For you every single soldier
Those who served so honorable
Your life was forever altered
While I'm home safe and free
I stand with grateful admiration
I stand respectful and so proud
I know I'm only a civilian
And I don't even know if it's allowed
But I salute you; allow me the honor
to salute you with permission let me say
Even though I hold no rank know that from my heart
My humble gratitude comes from the deepest part.
I salute you.
For those missing in action;
for those who didn't make it home.
I know you're in God's presence you are not alone.
For every neatly folded flag;
for every shattered family
I will do the only thing I know to dignify your memory.
I salute you, allow me the honor
to salute you with permission let me say
even though I hold no rank know that from my heart
my humble gratitude comes from the deepest part.
I salute you.
I Salute You.
Suzanne MacDaniel - A Proud Aunt
Colonie, NY
SGT. David M.Fisher
KIA 12/1/04 - Iraq
David & Theresa Wagoner
December 13, 2011
Mike, we are so sorry to hear of your son Ryan's death. Our entire family have you and your family in our thoughts and prayers. Remember we love you and would love to hear from you.
Love, David & Theresa Wagoner
Virginia Jones
December 12, 2011
Mike, we are sorry to hear of your son, Ryan's death. We would love to hear from you. Love, Calvin and Virginia Jones
Montana Car Wash
December 12, 2011
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Rachel Shively
December 12, 2011
Mike, We are so sorry for the loss of your son. Our prayers are with you. David and Rachel Shively
Sabrina Soyars
December 12, 2011
Mike You and all of your family are in our thoughts and prayers. We are sorry for you loss. We will keep praying for you and yours. Roger and Sabrina Soyars
Frank Strom
December 12, 2011
Words will never express the unending gratitude we have as a nation for the sacrafice your family has made. May God bless you and may God keep you during this time.
Debra Pickren
December 12, 2011
So sorry for the loss of your hero,May God help get you thru the sadness your feeling and know your son was doing what he believed in.Praying for your family
DELORES OR ROBERT MILLS
December 12, 2011
I promise to make the freedom you fought so hard for count. Thank you Brave Warrior.Momma Dee
December 12, 2011
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time.
T Olson
December 12, 2011
I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Ann Crider-Clinard
December 11, 2011
Mike, so sorry to hear about your son. I know you are proud of the job he was doing for our country. May the Lord wrap his loving arms around each of you at this time.
Tonya Barrett
December 11, 2011
Kimber, I am so sorry about Ryan's passing. Just know I love you, my friend, and you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Brian Watson
December 11, 2011
Mike my thoughts and prayers are with you. I just hope that everyone will remember the sacrifices that our troops make each and every day for the benefit of others. God Bless your family.
December 10, 2011
Mike,
I can't express the grief I feel for the loss of your son. I know you are proud of him, and you should be. His sacrifice reminds us all the cost of freedom. It is felt keenly in the loss of a son, or a husband, and know that you are not alone in your grief. I pray God's hand on your family as you walk through this loss. May you have strength and courage for the days ahead. God bless.
Rudy Swofford
richard cooper
December 10, 2011
To the lumley family my prayers go out to you in your time of loss.Am very thankful and proud of the men and women like your brave son who fight for our country and our freedom! Mike if there's any thing i can do, let me know, Richard cooper
December 10, 2011
Mike, I am so sorry to hear about your son's death. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I am so grateful for the selfless service that he gave. Thank you and God bless.
Ron Tucker
Dee Mills
December 10, 2011
To my Gold Star Family, This journey isn't always an easy road to travel but I assure you, You are not alone. We are out here we have walked where you will walk and we care very deeply about you. Our hand is out reaching to you. I too am a Gold Star Mom. The Blue Star Moms, Vietnam Vets and other Gold Star Families have been a rudder for me. God has been my strength and today's military have been my inspiration. There is a way and some days it is just simply putting that first foot on the floor. You are all in my prayers. Don't hesitate to contact me at any time. Love Momma Dee
Gary Allain
December 10, 2011
SPC. RYAN M. LUMLEY
You are my Hero may God keep you in his arms forever.
Kathryn Gates-Skipper
December 10, 2011
Losing a loved one is never easy. But know that he died proudly serving our country and he has received the highest Medal-- eternal life with God, and he is looking down and keeping watch over your Family. Know that your Family is in our thoughts & prayers. God Bless, Kat
USMC & USMCR Retired
For the Commander, Carroll R. Michaud
December 10, 2011
The Final Salute
“Brothers in Arms”, Military men and women down through the centuries, have traditionally exchanged “Hand Salutes” as a sign of recognition and as a way to render courtesy and respect one to another.
This “Hand Salute” is the last that we shall render to SPC. Ryan M. Lumley our Brother-in-Arms. To his family it symbolizes the love and respect that we have for Ryan. And to Ryan it is rendered as a symbol of honor and gratitude to thank him for the supreme sacrifice he made for his country while opposing enemy forces in Afghanistan. No greater love is shown than a man lay down his life for another. Ryan, you gave the last full measure of devotion for what you believed in and fought for; you are a brave American Warrior, a true Patriot and a national Hero. With your passing, our Country has lost a National Treasure. We bid you a sad farewell. You will be dearly missed from among our ranks. Be at ease. Rest in Peace.
On behalf of the 1,307 military veteran Legionnaires of Lowe-McFarlane Post 14 of the American Legion in Shreveport, Louisiana, I extend our sympathies and our condolences to Ryan's family and loved ones.
Dennis N. Engdahl, Commander, American Legion Post 14
5315 S. Lakeshore Drive, Shreveport, LA 71109
Michael Cerda
December 10, 2011
We send our prayers and we stand with you. We mourn the loss of a Hero.
Melissa Seiler
December 9, 2011
Mike,
I am so sorry for your loss. I will pray that G-d helps you through this difficult time. Your family loves you.
Cousin Melissa
Dorothy Sherrow(Tampa Area Marine Parents)
December 9, 2011
God bless American Hero, SPC.Ryan Lumley. I am eternally grateful for his service, and I pray that his family and friends find peace and comfort through his love.
Patty
December 9, 2011
Losing a son is so very hard..I know you are very proud of your son. Your family is in our prayers.
Henryk Zaleski
December 9, 2011
Rest in peace.
Dal Lemmons
December 9, 2011
In Loving Memory..
Teresa Sloan Ash
December 9, 2011
Mike, I was so sorry to hear of your sons death in Afghanistan. We never know how much time we have on this earth. I remember you from High School and I am sure your son was a great man. We will keep your family in our prayers.
December 9, 2011
ryan i did not know you well but i know kimber. you are greatly missed and will be forever in our hearts. thanks for being a true hero.
Dave and Linda Wick
December 9, 2011
As a true hero you gave your all for freeodom. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. You gave your all as Jesus Christ did, both the American soldier and Christ died for our freedoms. May the Comforter be with your family. Rest in peace hero.
December 8, 2011
Our family knows the pain and heartache your family is going through. We are so sorry for your loss. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
The Kirton Family
Army CPL Brandon Kirton
KIA May 18, 2011 - Afghanistan
Barbara Millican
December 8, 2011
My heart goes out to your family - thank you for your sacrifice and his selfless service. I will pray for peace to settle on you as you face the days ahead.
Marine Mom,
Patrick Luckey
December 8, 2011
My deepest and sincerest thoughts and prayers are offered to the family and friends of this true American Hero. His and his families' sacrifice will never be forgotten. I suffer along with you all every time one of Americas' finest give their all for GOD, country, and most of all for their brothers and sisters that serve along side them. I know what you all are now enduring as I too lost my firstborn, Sgt.Bryan Christian Luckey, in Mosul, Iraq on June 29th, 2006 to a snipers' bullet. My second son has been through two deployments to Iraq and two to Afghanistan with the USMC. He returned home this spring and is presently instructing at the Sniper School in Camp Lejeune. My youngest son is serving in Afghanistan with the US Armys' 1st Infantry Div. and is due to come home after Christmas.
My family will be praying for your family and all of our troops in this most difficult of times.
If I can offer assistance in any manner please let me know.
In Christs' love,
Patrick Bryan Luckey
Capt Duane C Stamm USMC
December 8, 2011
Ryan, words cannot describe my gratitude for your and so many others sacrifice and to step up and answer a call to serve this great Nation. Love you brother, and we will accomplish our mission, thanks to you and for all you have given. See you soon on the other side. God bless your family and let healing and comfort come, but as I know will take some amount of time. Rest assured, this Country is a safer place because of you.
Tampa Area Marine Parents Assoc.
December 8, 2011
At such a time,
There isn't much that anyone can say,
But many thoughts & prayers go out to you
in sympathy today.
He served and died as a true hero and will
never be forgotten.
Ryan will be honored and remembered at our 5th
Annual Run For the Fallen in Tampa - August 2012.
The brave die never, though they sleep in dust:
Their courage nerves a thousand living men. -Minot J. Savage
Cyd Deathe
December 8, 2011
Your Hero and your family
have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Our family is forever grateful
for the service and job
that has been done in order to
keep us safe in our homeland.
May God wrap His loving arms around you all
and hold you close throughout
this very difficult time.
You are all in our thoughts & prayers
PMM of wounded warrior Veteran Adam, USMC
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