SALISBURY - Terry Ryan of Salisbury, formerly of Mardela Springs, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Born in Mardela Springs, he was a son of the late William King Ryan and Mary Ann Robinson Ryan.
He attended Mardela High School before enlisting in the U.S. Navy, where he served from 1954 to 1957 and had the distinction of being one of the first missile technicians in the Navy. He retired after a long career as a surveyor and draftsman with Hampshire, Hampshire and Andrews in Salisbury. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Mardela Springs and a life member of the Sharptown Lions Club. He was a recipient of the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Barbara Ann Ryan; children, Michael R. Ryan of Virginia Beach, Va., Jeffrey A. Ryan of Mardela Springs and Lori R. Engle of Westover; four grandchildren; a great-grandson; a brother, Richard Ryan of California; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Sharon Mosier.
A funeral service was held Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at Short Funeral Home in Delmar.