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size=2>Jim Ryan, owner of the S27.9 Banshee, passed away this morning. Jim was a
longtime member of our club, always a great guy to race against, and a regular
participant at Bayfield RaceWeek. </FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>Our thoughts are prayers are with the Ryan family today.
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class=609025919-28052009><FONT face=Arial size=2>For more details, read the
story that was published today in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business School
Journal...<BR></FONT><A
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class=531211117-28052009><SPAN class=609025919-28052009>Below is a message from
Jim's </SPAN>wife Colleen<SPAN
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size=2>Good Morning,<BR>Jim<WBR>, my simple, humble, beautiful husband is with
His Lord. Jim died at 7:43 this morning surrounded by the people he
loved the most in life, his children. We all camped out in our room last
night and this morning when he was ready we were there to send him off.
With his usual grace, he slipped away peacefully.<BR><WBR><BR>He will now be
giving us guidance from above, we should be prepared for some
shenanigans<WBR>.<BR><BR><SPAN class=609025919-28052009>Y</SPAN>ou know the
Irish are their best when they have something to celebrate. <WBR> There
is a major celebration<WBR> going on in heaven.<BR><BR>He was a treasure, one
of a kind, he will live forever in our hearts.<BR><BR>Coll<WBR>een <BR
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