Ryan Harrison Banks, ageΒ 20

Lost to gun violence on January 6, 2017 in Boise, Idaho.

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  • Nickname:
    15 ry ry I love u u will always be in my heart
    5 love you miss you .Grandpa
    5 miss you my sweet grandson. from Grandma
    5 morning my sweet grandson. love you
    5 love you Ryan .miss you everyday.
    5 we love you.Grandpa
    5 love you Ryan.
    5 Morning my sweet Grandson.miss you love you
    5 love you my sweet grandson
    5 love you.
    4 love you
    5 Its Easter and we are missing you like crazy. love you
    5 grandma loves you.
    5 love you Ryan
    5 Miss you And I know you are in a better place. I love you. RIP
    5 Love you miss you always
    5 Morning my beautiful grandson. my heart is missing you so much. Love you forever
    4 I love you and miss you you son
  • Number of children:
    4 hi my sweet Grandson .Love you miss you every day
    4 miss you my sweet Grandson.love you always
    4 love you ryan.
    4 Love you miss you always.
    4 we love you miss you.
  • Personality:
    11 Ryan had a big heart
    12 Ryan always had a smile no matter what
    10 He was a very caring an respectful guy
    9 Great sense of humor!
    10 He appreciated nature and beauty
    10 You were my nephew and you will be missed so very much ...why you?
    10 Proud of his gaming skills and so patient when teaching others to play.
    4 ryan was such a joy he was full of laughter and love
    4 love you my sweet Grandson
    4 live you miss you lots.
    4 love you Ryan Miss you always
  • Occupation:
    4 we are missing you alot today.love you gandson
  • Workplace:
    4 Dennys
  • Schools attended:
    6 ASCENT Highschool
  • Comments:
    7 My first grandson. Always and forever in my heart. Gramma loves you baby.
    7 He loved Sheba, his German Shepherd. She was his best friend and faithful companion.
    7 I light a candle for you every day Ryan. I love and miss you SO much.
    5 My world will not be the same I love him with all my heart for the rest of my days
    6 Missing you and love you bunches. I think of you every day.
    6 Jan. 6th. One year. My life will never be the same. Gramma loves you baby.
    6 Today is your birthday. Wish you were here. Gramma loves you baby.
    4 I love and miss you ALWAYS my son..
    5 The clematis I planted for you is blooming! Miss you. Gramma loves you baby.
    5 precious (presh' - es) 1. of great worth 2. beloved; cherished
    5 Forever
    6 18 months. Feels like a million years since I've seen you. Gramma loves you baby.
    6 Had a good visit with your mom. Gramma loves you baby.
    5 Miss you heart
    5 My heart
    5 My heart is shredded. I am no longer the same. How do I recover from the loss? GLYB.
    5 In my heart. In my soul. Forever
    4 Love
    4 Miss you ~ always
    5 I'm so sorry baby. I didn't know. I. didn't. know.
    4 Two years without you. Love
    6 23rd. birthday today. How I wish you were here. Gramma loves you baby..
    4 You are forever wrapped into my heart. Way back when
    5 27 months. The pain is still as fresh as the first day. Gramma loves you baby.
    5 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Do you know how loved you are? Gramma loves you baby.
    5 I love
    6 Love you more than the miles that separate us.
    5 love you Ryan. grandma miss you everyday day
    5 I love you every day. Miss you more. GLYB.
    5 You will always be loved.
    6 What we keep in memory is ours ~ unchanged forever.
    6 Loved beyond words. Missed beyond measure.
    5 RIP cousin πŸ’”
    6 Your 24th birthday today. Hard to believe how long you have been gone. Love
    6 How empty my life space is without you.
    4 love you cousin πŸ’”
    6 Love you Harrison. Miss you even more.
    5 Memorial Day Baby. Always in Grammas memory book. Love you and miss you!
    5 IloveyouIloveyouIloveyouIloveyou!ImissyouImissyouImissyouImissyou!
    5 Love and miss you Harrison!
    6 Forever Loved. Deeply Missed. Safe in the arms of Jesus.
    5 4 years today. The heartbreak is still as tragic as day one. Love and miss you very much.
    5 Its your birthday baby boy. Love and miss you very much. You are cherished.
    6 Your absence is a silent explosion in my soul
    6 This world does not ask permission before it steals from you. I want you back.
    7 RyanHarrisonBanks ~ Forever engraved in my heart.
    6 Forever in my heart ~ Always on my mind.
    6 It goes without saying. Yet I still do.
    6 Holding you in my heart ~ until I can hold you in Heaven. Love you baby.
    6 So many wonderful, funny memories you gave me.
    6 In my thoughts and heart always.
    6 Forever; For Always and endlessly. Forever Now.
    5 mem-or-ies ~ that which is created or present becomes past.
    5 Forever and always my warrior; my hero.
    5 How I hate you are on here. Hate it.
    5 Heavenly Father has great plans for you!
    5 I'm sorry baby boy. Why am I not surprised?
    5 I miss your voice. I miss your hugs. I miss YOU!
    5 πŸ’•Thank you for all the wonderful memories.
    5 Love you baby boy. Always have and always will.
    5 Miss you beyond words. Gramma.
    5 Waiting for the day we meet again. Gramma.
    5 You are my heart, Ryan. Miss you so much. Gramma.
    5 Always in my heart and Prayers. Love you pumpkn. Gramma.
    5 You left...and forgot to tell my heart...how to go on without you. πŸ’”
    5 Even in my sleep, pain which cannot forget, falls drop by drop upon my heart.πŸ’”
    5 Very thankful for you Grandson. A short time, filled with lots of memories.
    5 Miss you so much. Wish you were here. Love you.
    5 Such a wonderful kid. Forever and always in my heart.
    5 Miss you so very much. You should be here. With us.
    5 I miss you my precious, precious Grandson.
    5 Miss you E.v.e.r.y. D.a.y.
    6 RYAN; Irish Gaelic ~ "little king."
    5 I miss you SO much!
    5 😒Thanks for being in my life. I was blessed to have you as my first Grandson.
    5 I CHERISH the time we spent together.
    5 Had gorgeous, gorgeous hair! Such a handsome young man.
    5 πŸ’–Some days when I'm driving I can feel your presence. Love and miss you.
    5 My world is empty without you. Love you darlin'.
    5 Love and miss you ~ every day. Every.Day. I love and miss you.
    4 Its Christmas Baby. Wish you were here. Love you. XOXO
    4 I just miss you.
    4 Five years today you went away. πŸ’”Wish you were here. Love you.
    6 Still my shining star. Love and miss you.
    5 Its your birthday today, baby. Love and miss you sweety. Wish you were here.
    5 Think of you every day. Miss you every day. Love you beyond measure.
    5 Miss your voice, miss your smile, miss your hugs, miss your face. I love you.
    4 Miss you baby boy.
    4 I love you Ryan. Miss you beyond description. πŸ’–
    6 I'm glad I know where you are. You are safe.
    5 Miss you so much! My heart aches for you to be here.
    4 Miss you Ryan ~ to the moon and beyond.
    4 😒I miss your hugs.
    4 😒I still wake up wondering ~ if I can call you.
    4 You are immeshed in my very being; my soul.
    4 Missing you is my heartache that never goes away.
    4 Miss you every day ~ love you every day.
    4 Rainy cold day here. Love and miss you so much darlin'.......
    5 Storms with lots of rain. Your clematis is doing well. Love & miss you baby.
    4 πŸ’–Love& miss you darlin'. Wish you were here.
    4 Love and miss you this Christmas Day 12/25/2022. Wish you were here.
    10 I may not know him personally but he seems like such a wonderful person. I am so sorry 🀍🀍
    4 Six years and almost 5 hours you were taken. ALWAYS love and miss you. πŸ’”πŸ’”
    4 i love and miss you Ryan 😭
    3 ❣Love you & miss you.
    4 How can you be 27?? You are locked in time.πŸ’– Miss you so much.
    3 Your #6 birthday without you here. Love & miss you terribly.
    4 Sometimes we will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
    3 For the rest of my life, I will search for memories full of you. Love you Harrison.
    3 Grandma misses you every day. love you Ryan
    3 Grandpa and Grandma miss you everyday.
    3 we hold you in are hearts .and miss you everyday. Grandma
    5 You are among my favorite memories. Thank you. Love & miss you, baby.
    3 miss you all hold you my heart until I can hold you my arms again
    4 Love and miss you every day. Every day love and miss you Harrison.
    3 miss you Ryan.love you always .Grandma
    3 love you and miss you always Ryan.Grandma
    3 love you Ryan .We Miss you
    4 Today you made me laugh...Oh Gramma...'piders won't hurt you...thank you baby for the memories.
    3 Closure is SO overrated. It does not exist. Love and miss you every day.
    4 looking at your picture this morning missing you.love you
    4 Love and miss you baby boy.
    4 love you Ryan .
    4 miss you love you forever
    4 Your clematis is blooming like crazy!!πŸ’–πŸ’–Love & miss you, baby boy.
    4 love you Grandson miss every Day
    5 You make Gramma smile & you make Gramma cry. Love you Harrison.
    5 Love & miss you pumpkin....every day. Always on my mind.
    5 miss you Ryan your always on my mind and forever in my heart.love you
    4 miss you
    4 love you miss you always
    4 Love & miss you. I just miss you.
    3 miss you Ryan
    3 its the 4th of July .miss you like crazy
    5 As long as there is a memory, you will live on in my heart. Love you baby.
    3 love you Ryan.
    3 I talk to you every day. want I wouldn't give to see your smile
    2 our heart miss you every day.love you forever
    4 My mind still talks to you. My heart still looks for you. But my soul knows you are at peace.
    3 going to see sheba this week. Grandma will give her a big hug for you.miss you every day
    3 6 years, 8 months you have been gone. Seems an eternity. Love & miss you.
    2 grandma saw Sheba she is well loved and is doing doing grandma gave a hugs for you
    2 love you grandson and miss you always
    3 If only wishes could come true..........Love and miss you baby.
    3 Love and miss you my darlin' grandson.
    3 You are my Forever More............love you.
    2 love you miss you so much. ❀
    3 You are my eternal memory. Love & miss you!
    2 Wish we could've grown up together bro.
    3 I love and miss you every day. Some days, missing you, are much worse than others.
    2 miss you so much sheba just turned 10 its hard to believe .Grandma miss you so much .love you
    3 "They" say time heals all wounds. "They" didn't tell my broken heart and soul.
    2 its almost Christmas and we are all missing you like crazy.love you Grandson
    2 Merry Christmas Grandson.
    2 sheba passed away a few days ago. now you are together with her
    4 Love and miss you so much. More every day. 7 years ago today you were ripped from this world.
    4 we lost you 7 years ago today. and we miss you love you so much
    3 its almost you Birthday.Miss you so much Ryan
    3 Love and miss you sweetheart. Thanks for all the memories. I think of you every day. Every day.
    2 Happy Birthday. we love you miss you everyday
    3 Missing you even more today; if that's possible. Lots of memories. Love you so much.
    3 Another anniversary. Another birthday without you. 2024
    3 You are on my mind more so than usual. Love you and miss you so much.
    2 Spring is here. Wish you were. Love & miss you so much.
    4 the sun is out and cherry tree are blooming and I miss you with all my
    3 You are in my prayers every day. Thankful Father is keeping watch. Love you.
    3 Love and miss you baby. Every day.
    4 love you miss you every day
    3 Measure time in units of pain. Hollow shells walk around. Love you.
    2 A life that touches others goes on forever ~ always in my heart~love you Ryan ~
    2 I knew it was a boy. I knew his name was Ryan. Since way back when. Miss you so much.
    3 Love you so much. Wish you were here.
    3 love you with all my heart. miss you with all my heart
    2 Love and miss you 24/7/365. Every day.
    2 Always and Forever Grammas' baby boy; no matter your age. Love you!
    3 Grandma's sweet grandson miss you every day love you forever
    3 Almost fall. Another year approaching without you. Love you.
    2 Never gone. Never far. In my heart is where you are. Love you. Miss you terribly.
    3 love you forever miss you forever
    2 Closure is an empty word. Deal with losing you. Live without you. That's the word.
    1 Ryan, hard to understand how it can be 8 years. Love and miss you forever.πŸ’”
    1 On Jan. 9, your Dad went to join you. What a reunion. Love and miss you, baby.
    1 I so remember this day you were born.Wish you were here. Love you.πŸ’–
    1 Wish you were here to have a celebration. How can you be 29?? Love you.
    1 just stopped unto to tell you I miss you so much. and send you hugs
    2 love you Ryan
    1 Love and miss you so much. Every day. πŸ’–πŸ’–
    1 love you miss you everyday πŸ’•πŸ’•
    1 Your death has changed everything. Time has changed nothing.
    1 love you my sweet Grandson miss you everyday
    1 I miss you more and more with each passing day.
    1 We miss you so much .love you for always
    1 Going into summer. Wish you were here. Love and miss you Harrison. So much!
    1 morning just pooped into tell how much we love you and miss you
    1 Always such a blessing. Love and miss you. Wish you were here.
    1 πŸ’–πŸ’–Love you bunches!
    1 love you miss you my sweet Grandson
    1 love you and miss you with all my heart.
    1 A horribly long time without you. Love and miss you every day.
    1 Love and miss you every day baby. 24/7/365
    1 love and miss you lots Ryan
    1 love you and miss you so much.
    1 No words to express how much I miss you. Love you even more.
    1 A life that touches others goes on forever. Always in my heart.
    1 You cease to exist twice in your life. One- when you die. Two- when others never mention your name.
    1 love you Ryan miss you everyday
    1 Grief is not something you pass through; it's a place you live. Love and miss you Ryan.
    1 it's Thanksgiving 2025 we miss you so much Grandson
    1 Thinking of you on this holiday and all the food you would have enjoyed.
    1 merry Christmas β›„ in heaven miss you grandson. love you forever
    1 Love and miss you terribly. Think about you every day.
    1 miss you Lots it's another year without you.
    1 Love and miss you baby. Miss you so much!
    1 tomorrow Jan 6th 2017we lost you. are life was forever changed we miss you Grandson
    1 love you
    1 This is the 9 year anniversary. My whole life shattered. Love and miss you so very much.
    1 love you Grandson we miss you every day πŸ’“
    1 Love you and miss you Harrison. πŸ’•πŸ’•
    1 Happy Birthday Ryan . we miss you .from Grandma and Grandpa
    1 Its your birthday. Wish you were here. Love and miss you every day.
    1 Grandma loves you and misses you everyday
    1 Love and miss you. Your clematis is doing great. Hope it blooms a bunch.
    1 morning Grandson we love you it's almost may
    1 Always on my mind and in my heart. Love and miss you so much.
    1 you are so love and missed so much
    1 Memorial Day coming up. 24/7/365 is my Memorial of you.πŸ’•
    1 love you Ryan your sister graduated a few days ago. miss you
    1 love you Grandson.
    1 love you Grandson.misd you eveyday
    1 Love and miss you more and more every day.
    1 love you forever Grandson
    1 πŸ’–πŸ’–You are missed. You are loved. Every day.
    1 miss you Grandson love you forever
    1 it's the 4th of july and we miss you lots
    1 Love and miss you so much. Wish you were here.
    1 Harmony leaves for college on the 17. your mom really misses you
    1 morning love you πŸ’– miss you everyday
    1 Every day I love and miss you. You are not far from my heart.
    1 miss you Ryan love you forever Grandma
    1 Morning love you Miss you Everyday Grandson
    1 Love and miss you. Some days are harder than others without you.
    1 miss you always love you forever.
    1 it's scary to think one day I'll be older than you, miss you a lot
    1 Love and miss you bunches!!❣️❣️❣️

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