It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dr. Ryan J. Horan on Wednesday November 27 at the age of 43 after a courageous five year battle with an astrocytoma brain tumor. He leaves behind his wife of twelve years, Dr. Zoe Horan, and beloved sons, Henry and Harrison, of Lancaster as well as his parents, Ray and Susan Horan, sister Dr. Sara (Dr. Manish) Lamichane, brother Dr. Colin (Renae) Horan all of Lancaster.

Ryan handled his diagnosis with the same positivity and tenacity that he approached life. He never wasted a moment. His two boys were his pride and joy, coaching their sports, supporting their dreams and teaching them everything there was to know about the perfect basketball shot. His love for them was boundless and he never missed a moment to tell them. Their laughter while playing with him was contagious and he would note it as his all-time favorite sound. He leaves them with a legacy of positivity, sense of humor, sportsmanship, and a deep love of family.

Ryan was born and raised in Naperville, Illinois where he began a lifelong love for basketball and the Chicago Bulls. Moving to Lancaster he attended Manheim Township High School where he excelled as a basketball player going on to play basketball for Gettysburg College. It was during this time when Ryan played for the USA Deaf Olympic basketball team winning the gold medal in Rome, Italy in 2001. After working in finance for a time Ryan decided to pursue his doctorate degree in Audiology at Salus University in the hopes of helping those with hearing loss like himself. He met his wife Zoe in 2009 and they married in 2012. She turned him onto camping, hiking, biking and tubing and he turned her on to adventures to Hawaii, boating on Torch Lake in Michigan, and just enjoying life. They were best friends who decided early on to pursue their audiology dreams alongside one another.

He was the proud owner of Red Rose Hearing Center in Lancaster and worked closely with his wife at Resonance Audiology in New Holland. His love for his patients was endless. He was personable and passionate about their care and wanted everyone's hearing loss and vestibular disorders treated as he would want his own treated. He created a workplace of "positive vibes only", trust and understanding. He was someone everyone wanted to work with and be around. During his career he served as president of the Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology in 2015.

Ryan is predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Gene and Della Horan and maternal grandfather Dr. G Malcom Cottington.

Ryan is also survived by his grandmother Mrs. Ilene Cottington of Brethren Village, his nieces Juliet and Maya Lamichane, nephew Pierce Lamichane all of Lancaster, many aunts, uncles, cousins, and in-laws he considered some of his best friends. He also leaves behind his constant canine companions, Penny and Russell.

Ryan led a life of positivity, generosity and love and this gave him an abundance of lifelong friendships. These friends remained close with Ryan through adulthood and carried him to the end of his journey, often driving him to appointments, sitting with him, and reminiscing for hours. His life was so full and he was determined to fill his days with laughter and hard work. It was impossible to have a bad day when you spent it with Ryan. He loved his family, his work, Reese's peanut butter cups, iced coffee, a great pair of sneakers, Hawaii, an outrageous pair of socks, a perfect lawn and sitting by a fire. He fit a lifetime into forty-three years and never stopped talking about the future. You knew Ryan's positivity and zest for life with his famous "yeah man!" exclamation.

Our family would like to extend love and gratitude to his neuro oncologist, Dr. Alexandra Miller and Nurse Emily Rowe for their exceptional care at both Memorial Sloan Kettering and NYU Langone. We would also like to thank the oncologists and nurses at Ann B. Barshinger who cared for Ryan as well as the compassionate nurses and doctors at Hospice and Community Care of Mount Joy.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11AM on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 601 E. Delp Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601 with The Rev. Daniel Powell and The Rev. Matt Cannon Celebrants. Family and friends will be received from 3PM-7PM on Friday, December 6, 2024, at Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. The family will be receiving guests Friday at the funeral home only and not prior to mass on Saturday. Interment will be private at Landis Valley Mennonite Cemetery. The Funeral Mass will be livestreamed and will be accessible at www.sjnlancaster.org .

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Ryan's memory may be made to the St. John Neumann Catholic School, 601 E. Delp Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601

To celebrate Ryan's love of colorful and crazy socks we ask all of those attending his service to wear them.