Spc. Ryan J. Cook, 29, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., died Sept. 18 in Takhar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Ryan is preceded in death by his father, Ronald Sullivan and grandfather, Donald (Pop) Cook. He is survived by his loving family, daughter, Keira James Cook, mother, Kathleen (Cook) Silva, stepfather, Frank Silva, wife, Kari Cook, sisters, Alyssia (Silva) Hawkins, and Kristie (Silva) Dunaway, brothers, Jordan Silva and Darell Lewis, maternal grandparent, Mary (Cook) Byrne, paternal grandchildren, Marion Sullivan and James Sullivan and numerous aunts uncles and cousins.
Spc. Ryan J. Cook, 29, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., died Sept. 18 in Takhar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Ryan is preceded in death by his father, Ronald Sullivan and grandfather, Donald (Pop) Cook. He is survived by his loving family, daughter, Keira James Cook, mother, Kathleen (Cook) Silva, stepfather, Frank Silva, wife, Kari Cook, sisters, Alyssia (Silva) Hawkins, and Kristie (Silva) Dunaway, brothers, Jordan Silva and Darell Lewis, maternal grandparent, Mary (Cook) Byrne, paternal grandchildren, Marion Sullivan and James Sullivan and numerous aunts uncles and cousins.
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