Retired from a career in service — as a U.S. Army colonel ... lines of his obituary written in his own words, Ryan says, "I'm sorry for not having the courage to come out as Gay.

Col. Edward Thomas Ryan was 85 when he died on June 1, according to his niece. A military veteran who ... "I'm sorry for not having the courage to come out as Gay. I was afraid of being ostracized ...

After a lifetime of secrecy, a decorated veteran came out as gay in his obituary. Col. Edward Thomas Ryan ... retired firefighter and Army veteran. He also was gay, the late Ryan wrote in ...

The obituary of Col. Edward Thomas Ryan ... a note written by Ryan himself. "I was gay all my life," Ryan's final writing reads, in part. The coming out message, according to the obit, came ...

A military veteran from upstate New York revealed in his own obituary that he was gay after keeping his sexuality under wraps his whole life. Col. Edward Thomas Ryan, who died at age 85 on June 1 ...

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (WTEN) — U.S. Army veteran Edward Thomas Ryan died at the age of 85 on June 1 in Albany, New York. In his obituary ... the courage to come out as Gay. I was afraid of being ...

Edward Thomas Ryan died on June 1 but still had a secret he wanted to tell, one he had held on to his entire life. He chose his obituary to announce it to the world. Published in the Albany Times ...