Walter James Ryan, 94, Fort Myers, Florida and Tinton Falls, New Jersey passed away peacefully on July 28, 2025 at River View Hospital, Red Bank, NJ.

Mr. Ryan was born in Saranac Lake, NY, graduated from Saranac Lake, High School in 1949 and Paul Smith’s College in 1951.  He joined the United States Marine Corp, serving during the Korean Conflict and, upon discharge, attended SUNY, Binghamton (Binghamton University) where he graduated in 1956.  After graduation, he joined Ernst & Young, Certified Public Accountants, where he worked for several years.  He subsequently joined J.M. Huber Corporation, a multi-national manufacturing and resource company, where he served as Chief Financial Officer until his retirement in 1994.

Mr. Ryan married M. Margaret (Kavoukian) Ryan in New York City in 1954.  They celebrated their 70^th wedding anniversary in August, 2024.  Mr. Ryan is survived by his beautiful wife, Margaret, two sons W. James Ryan, Jr. and his wife Brenda Ryan, Raritan, NJ and Michael R. Ryan, Saranac Lake, NY.  They have four grandchildren, Stephanie Mauro, Matthew Ryan, Leanne Riera and Jennifer Kinch.   Surviving also is Mr. Ryan’s sister Audrey Anne Maloney (Ryan) and her children, Mari-Ellen, William, James, and Joseph.

Mr. Ryan is predeceased by his father, D. Walter Ryan and mother, Anne B. Ryan (Campbell) of Saranac Lake, NY, his brother, R. Patrick Ryan of Ticonderoga, NY and sister Marilyn Clement (Ryan) of Saranac Lake, NY.

A viewing is scheduled for Sunday, August 3, 2025, 1pm-4pm at the Holmdel Funeral home. Mass will be Monday, August 4, 2025, at 9:15am at the Church of St. Catharine, 108 Middletown Road, Holmdel. There will be a second mass on Friday, August 8, 2025, at 11:00am at St. Bernard’s Church in Saranac Lake, NY. Burial will be in St. Bernard’s Cemetery, Saranac Lake, NY.

Donations in Mr. Ryan’s memory should be made to St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church, St. Bernard Street, Saranac Lake, NY 12983.