FDNY Firefighter Jim Ryan of Kings Park, 48, dies
Photo credit: Handout | Jim Ryan, of Kings Park, a 9/11 first responder and retired FDNY firefighter died Christmas Day from pancreatic cancer.
Newsday's obituary for Jim Ryan
Jim Ryan, a Kings Park father of three who achieved a lifelong dream when he became a New York City firefighter, died Christmas morning of pancreatic cancer, an illness he believed was caused by his months of service in the toxic dust at Ground Zero. Ryan was 48.
Mike Ryan said his younger brother underwent major surgery after being diagnosed in 2006, determined to beat the disease. For a...
