RYAN WAYNE TRUMAN COVINA, Calif. – Ryan Wayne Truman, 17, died May 8, 2004, at his home in Covina, Calif., following a long illness. He was born May 28, 1986, in Augusta, the son of Trudy L.(Malcolm) Sgrignoli. Ryan grew up in the Hampden and Eddington area and is where he attended the majority of his elementary school years. In the fall of 2000, Ryan and his mother moved to California, where he finished his 8th grade year at Traweek. Ryan was currently enrolled as a junior at Covina Valley High School and was scheduled to graduate in 2005. Ryan loved basketball and had been on the school basketball team for the past consecutive four years, prior to his illness. Ryan was predeceased by his father, John K. Truman of N. Whitefield, in 1995. Ryan is survived by his mother, Trudy (Malcolm) Sgrignoli and her husband, George P. Sgrignoli, of Covina, Calif.; his grandparents Alice and Richard Mills of Etna; his grandfather, Richard Malcolm of Levant; his aunt and uncle, Lisa and David Randall of Plymouth; several nieces, nephews, cousins and many close friends of the family. Ryan was very much involved in an internet cancer support chat group and also a member of an internet teen cancer chat group where he made many important and special friends. Although Ryan’s time on this earth was short, he touched the lives and hearts of many. He will be sadly missed by all those who were fortunate enough to know this remarkable young man. He is and was “OUR HERO.” A memorial service will be held 4 p.m. May 22, 2004, at World Faith Ministries in Baldwin Park, Calif., which will be followed by a “Celebration Of Life.” In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be sent to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and/or The American Cancer Society.
RYAN WAYNE TRUMAN
