Ryan Christopher Watson, Age 3, born May 5, 2005, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008. He is loved by his mother, April Watson; brother, Rickey Baird; father, John G. Wanic; maternal grandparents, Johnnie and Janet Watson; paternal grandmother, Jeanette Westover; maternal aunts, Rebecca Davis and Lisa Watson; maternal uncles, Johnnie Watson and Brandon Davis; cousins, Brandon, Blake and Brett Davis; paternal aunts, Theresa Smody, Cindy (Gus) Chiamopoulos, Tammy (Shaun) Marshall; and many cousins. Ryan will be remembered by his big blue beautiful eyes. He left an impression on everyone he came in contact with. Ryan will be so greatly missed by his mother, brother and grandparents. He was the light of our lives. "We will love and miss you, Ryan, we will see you again someday in heaven, my precious baby boy." Visitation will be on May 5, 2008 from 4 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ridgelawn Funeral Home, 4201 West Ridge Road, Gary, Indiana 46408 (219) 980-5555. Funeral service on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the main chapel at the funeral home with Pastor Ronald D. Cooper officiating. Committal service will be at Ridgelawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a memorial contribution fund has been set up for Ryan Watson at Griffith Savings Bank, 510 North Broad Street, Griffith, Indiana (219) 924-5950. Our precious baby will be deeply missed. God Grant Him Eternal Rest.
Published in the Post-Tribune on 5/4/2008.
Post-Tribune Newspaper
By Christin Nance Lazerus Post-Tribune staff writer
GARY -- A 2-year-old boy was killed when he was hit by a train next to his home on Thursday afternoon.
Ryan Watson sustained blunt force trauma, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office.
The coroner arrived on scene shortly after 5 p.m.
Watson lived at Village Mobile Home Park, 1920 W. Ridge Road, with his mother, April, and 14-year-old brother, Ricky. A Canadian National train was heading west on the tracks that run along the north side of the mobile home park, near the intersection of Ridge Road and Cleveland Street.
Neighbor Duane Denisiuk said the mother had gone inside the trailer for just a few seconds and when she came out Ryan was nowhere to be seen.
"I looked on the other side of the trailer, where I thought he would be playing with the dog," Denisiuk said. "Then I heard the train screech to a halt and his grandfather screamed, 'Oh my god, no! It's my baby!' "
Denisiuk ran up to the tracks and quickly grabbed a blanket to cover up Ryan's body.
"There were these big blue eyes looking up at me," Denisiuk said. "I knew there was nothing I could do. I wish that I wouldn't have seen it, but I had to."
He said the train was going fast. Denisiuk said the area is like a big family, with neighbors watching out for each other's kids.
"(April) is a good woman and a loving mother," Denisiuk said.
Another neighbor, Dawn Woodhall, said the family was friendly and she would bring her grandsons over to jump on the trampoline in their front yard.
"It's terrible," Woodhall said. "You hear about people getting hit by trains and you never think it's going to happen to someone you know."
Published in the Post-Tribune on 5/4/2008.
Post-Tribune Newspaper
By Christin Nance Lazerus Post-Tribune staff writer
GARY -- A 2-year-old boy was killed when he was hit by a train next to his home on Thursday afternoon.
Ryan Watson sustained blunt force trauma, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office.
The coroner arrived on scene shortly after 5 p.m.
Watson lived at Village Mobile Home Park, 1920 W. Ridge Road, with his mother, April, and 14-year-old brother, Ricky. A Canadian National train was heading west on the tracks that run along the north side of the mobile home park, near the intersection of Ridge Road and Cleveland Street.
Neighbor Duane Denisiuk said the mother had gone inside the trailer for just a few seconds and when she came out Ryan was nowhere to be seen.
"I looked on the other side of the trailer, where I thought he would be playing with the dog," Denisiuk said. "Then I heard the train screech to a halt and his grandfather screamed, 'Oh my god, no! It's my baby!' "
Denisiuk ran up to the tracks and quickly grabbed a blanket to cover up Ryan's body.
"There were these big blue eyes looking up at me," Denisiuk said. "I knew there was nothing I could do. I wish that I wouldn't have seen it, but I had to."
He said the train was going fast. Denisiuk said the area is like a big family, with neighbors watching out for each other's kids.
"(April) is a good woman and a loving mother," Denisiuk said.
Another neighbor, Dawn Woodhall, said the family was friendly and she would bring her grandsons over to jump on the trampoline in their front yard.
"It's terrible," Woodhall said. "You hear about people getting hit by trains and you never think it's going to happen to someone you know."
Ryan Christopher Watson, Age 3, born May 5, 2005, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008. He is loved by his mother, April Watson; brother, Rickey Baird; father, John G. Wanic; maternal grandparents, Johnnie and Janet Watson; paternal grandmother, Jeanette Westover; maternal aunts, Rebecca Davis and Lisa Watson; maternal uncles, Johnnie Watson and Brandon Davis; cousins, Brandon, Blake and Brett Davis; paternal aunts, Theresa Smody, Cindy (Gus) Chiamopoulos, Tammy (Shaun) Marshall; and many cousins. Ryan will be remembered by his big blue beautiful eyes. He left an impression on everyone he came in contact with. Ryan will be so greatly missed by his mother, brother and grandparents. He was the light of our lives. "We will love and miss you, Ryan, we will see you again someday in heaven, my precious baby boy." Visitation will be on May 5, 2008 from 4 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ridgelawn Funeral Home, 4201 West Ridge Road, Gary, Indiana 46408 (219) 980-5555. Funeral service on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the main chapel at the funeral home with Pastor Ronald D. Cooper officiating. Committal service will be at Ridgelawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a memorial contribution fund has been set up for Ryan Watson at Griffith Savings Bank, 510 North Broad Street, Griffith, Indiana (219) 924-5950. Our precious baby will be deeply missed. God Grant Him Eternal Rest.
Published in the Post-Tribune on 5/4/2008.
Post-Tribune Newspaper
By Christin Nance Lazerus Post-Tribune staff writer
GARY -- A 2-year-old boy was killed when he was hit by a train next to his home on Thursday afternoon.
Ryan Watson sustained blunt force trauma, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office.
The coroner arrived on scene shortly after 5 p.m.
Watson lived at Village Mobile Home Park, 1920 W. Ridge Road, with his mother, April, and 14-year-old brother, Ricky. A Canadian National train was heading west on the tracks that run along the north side of the mobile home park, near the intersection of Ridge Road and Cleveland Street.
Neighbor Duane Denisiuk said the mother had gone inside the trailer for just a few seconds and when she came out Ryan was nowhere to be seen.
"I looked on the other side of the trailer, where I thought he would be playing with the dog," Denisiuk said. "Then I heard the train screech to a halt and his grandfather screamed, 'Oh my god, no! It's my baby!' "
Denisiuk ran up to the tracks and quickly grabbed a blanket to cover up Ryan's body.
"There were these big blue eyes looking up at me," Denisiuk said. "I knew there was nothing I could do. I wish that I wouldn't have seen it, but I had to."
He said the train was going fast. Denisiuk said the area is like a big family, with neighbors watching out for each other's kids.
"(April) is a good woman and a loving mother," Denisiuk said.
Another neighbor, Dawn Woodhall, said the family was friendly and she would bring her grandsons over to jump on the trampoline in their front yard.
"It's terrible," Woodhall said. "You hear about people getting hit by trains and you never think it's going to happen to someone you know."
Published in the Post-Tribune on 5/4/2008.
Post-Tribune Newspaper
By Christin Nance Lazerus Post-Tribune staff writer
GARY -- A 2-year-old boy was killed when he was hit by a train next to his home on Thursday afternoon.
Ryan Watson sustained blunt force trauma, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office.
The coroner arrived on scene shortly after 5 p.m.
Watson lived at Village Mobile Home Park, 1920 W. Ridge Road, with his mother, April, and 14-year-old brother, Ricky. A Canadian National train was heading west on the tracks that run along the north side of the mobile home park, near the intersection of Ridge Road and Cleveland Street.
Neighbor Duane Denisiuk said the mother had gone inside the trailer for just a few seconds and when she came out Ryan was nowhere to be seen.
"I looked on the other side of the trailer, where I thought he would be playing with the dog," Denisiuk said. "Then I heard the train screech to a halt and his grandfather screamed, 'Oh my god, no! It's my baby!' "
Denisiuk ran up to the tracks and quickly grabbed a blanket to cover up Ryan's body.
"There were these big blue eyes looking up at me," Denisiuk said. "I knew there was nothing I could do. I wish that I wouldn't have seen it, but I had to."
He said the train was going fast. Denisiuk said the area is like a big family, with neighbors watching out for each other's kids.
"(April) is a good woman and a loving mother," Denisiuk said.
Another neighbor, Dawn Woodhall, said the family was friendly and she would bring her grandsons over to jump on the trampoline in their front yard.
"It's terrible," Woodhall said. "You hear about people getting hit by trains and you never think it's going to happen to someone you know."
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