Ryan Hart

i knew ryan for a few years before i got in trouble and relocated and changed my life. as others have said, he knew cars. he was a good guy, and i think he'd laugh a lot that i am now an automotive tech, specializing in electrical and can bus networking issues. some of that is due to his influence, though we hung out when i was in a bad place mostly

I was his best friend for the past 7 years. But we had been friends even in high school before I set out to see the world & fulfill my own dreams. Unfortunately I did I have to remove myself from his life in May of 24. But I always waited for his call to know he was OK. But I knew this day would come. The way I have always described him to everybody is that he could just pop the hood and look at your car & it was fixed! He was insanely talented with cars. Almost magical. He'd do anything for anybody. He even built a frame & poured a concrete base to reconstruct my step father's front porch & refused to take his money aside from the supplies. He has it done in under 6 hours. My stepfather succumbed to cancer in Oct. He never forgot Ryan's generosity in the hot August heat. I've been thinking it's been too long to not hear from him. I fell asleep last night fearing the worst. I woke up to his voice whispering, "Ella... I'm home". I grabbed my phone & immediately found this. I not only heard him I could also smell his scent of metal, oil & sweat. His suffering is finally over & he is restored back to his beautiful, healthy state. I love & miss you Ryan. The photo of the car your family choose really takes you home, nothing could be more beautiful. I know you're driving it thru the heavenly skies & I hope you pick me up in it when God calls me home. See you soon best friend.

Ryan was brilliant and I know he was there for loved ones when the chips were down. As his former Brother-In-Law, I learned a lot about 3-D printing, how things worked electro-mechanically, and Richard Feynman. Deepest sympathies to his family and friends. R.I.P. Ryan Sincerely, Ralph Smith