Ryan West
November 5, 1977 ~ November 15, 2024
Born in:
Provo, Utah
Resided in:
Lakewood, Colorado
Ryan John West, aged 47, passed away peacefully at his home in Lakewood, Colorado on November 15, 2024.
Born on November 5, 1977, in Provo, Utah, Ryan was the youngest son of Lorraine and Layne West, and the fourth son of John Paterson. He graduated from Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah, and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Phoenix. Ryan proudly served as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard (2002-2004) and the U.S. Navy (2008-2010). While serving with the Coast Guard, Ryan was deployed across the U.S. in response to the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina. While serving with the Navy, he attended Seattle University School of Law and served a tour in Balad, Iraq. Ryan has since worked with the Department of Veterans Affairs and worked at & volunteered with a number of organizations focused on veterans services, homelessness prevention, and mental health.
Ryan was preceded in death by his parents, Lorraine and Layne West, and his favorite grandmother, Lola Wilcock. He is survived by his brothers, Noel (Eva) Paterson, Jeff (Jill) West, and Matt (Karen) West, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Ryan’s charisma and ability to talk to anyone, anywhere, at any time was on full display in the many places he lived, including Utah, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, and Iraq. He had deep connections with his beloved dogs, and you would always find a loyal companion by his side. He will forever be remembered.
Ryan will be interred at the Fort Logan National Cemetery in Colorado. We encourage all of those who loved and cared for Ryan to share your personal memories here, and to make a donation in Ryan’s honor to the National Veteran’s Foundation at https://nvf.org/
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Ryan’s charisma, humor, love of dogs, passion for music and wild stories will be missed by our family ❤️
Ryan, Josh Bos and I spent a lot of our high school years together going to concerts, playing basketball, snowboarding, and causing mischief (where Ryan was always at the helm.) Ryan was my best man at my wedding and was always supportive in my life.
He was a jokester and always made our time together laughable!
I’ll miss you Westman!
‘Til we meet again pal, love you!
Oh Ry Ry, I hope you see this message from above! I’ll never forget how you made me go to concerts, enjoy this tiny little town I moved to…. Most of all your compassion towards people less fortunate in this town forever changed me and you sir made me think about the world differently! I’ll never forget the small moments; our first dinner date (that was totally crashed because everyone knows me), how you cared for my dog at the end, helping me pack for a trip I was beyond stressed to take, dressing you in Seattle clothes living in Chelan! Most of all I’ll miss your smile ❤️ rest easy my friend.