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The Life of RYAN JOSEPH PAUL OAKLEY

Ryan Oakley, 33, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016 in Orlando, Florida from a seizure disorder.

Ryan was born September 6, 1983 in Des Moines to Joseph and Grace Oakley. He graduated from Lincoln High School and obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Arizona State where he had recently been accepted into the Master’s program. Ryan was a Training Implementation Manager for Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. He was previously employed by Colorado Health OP. Ryan was an avid reader and had a keen sense of humor.

Ryan is survived by his mother, Grace Oakley; brother, Jeff (Heidi) Oakley; niece and nephews, Samantha, Jeffrey and Nicholas Oakley; uncles and aunt, Gary and Michael Brockman, Jim Johnson and Richard and Vicky Quackenbush; and a host of extended family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Oakley; grandparents, Beverly Brockman and Paul and Betty Gatons; uncles, Danny Brockman and Jack Johnson; aunt, Lorea Kadner; and cousin, Brandon Brockman.

The family will greet friends from 12 to 3 p.m. Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 815 High Street followed by burial at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Epilepsy Foundation in loving memory of Ryan.

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