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Kathy Stangier Ryan (1941-2015) was born in Denver in 1941 and her family moved to Louisville around <br />1942. She grew up in Louisville and attended St. Louis Catholic school. According to the 1940 and 1950 <br />census and Boulder County directories, her father Antone Stangier worked as a steelworker and her <br />mother, Katherine worked at the Blue Parrot restaurant that was located on Main and Pine. <br />Bill and Kathy were married in 1961 and were the longest occupants of 516 Grant, raising three children <br />and living there for 60 years until Kathy's death in 2015 and Bill's death in 2023. Bill Ryan was well-known <br />in town for serving as a volunteer fireman in the Louisville Fire Department for twenty years and as Fire <br />Chief for three years. Kathy Ryan was also active in the Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and served as <br />Secretary for the Louisville Fire Protection District. The Ryans were active members of numerous <br />organizations in Louisville including Boy Scouts, Tri-City Elks, and the Louisville Historical Museum. <br />The preceding research is based on a review of relevant and available online County property records, census <br />records, oral history interviews, Louisville directories, and Louisville Historical Museum maps, files, and obituary <br />records. <br />