Dorothy Gravatt Ryan Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on February 2, 2026, at the age of 86, Dorothy Gravatt Ryan (Virginia Beach, Virginia), born in Bowling Green, Virginia passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her husband Captain Thomas R. Ryan, III (Tom); her daughter Dorothy Schow; and her grandson Clay Willis. She is survived by: her children, Thomas Ryan, IV (Laura) and Jean-Marie Buckley (Robert); and her grandchildren, Ashley Mehinger (Matthew), Kelly Turnage (William), Cathryn Bragg (Christopher), Diana Andersen (Stephen), Thomas Ryan, Joseph Ryan (Isabel), Elise Ryan, Christopher Willis (Jessica), Sarah Zuurhout (Aymeric), Jonthomas Buckley, Sean Buckley, Ryan Schow and Thomas Schow. She is also survived by seventeen great-grandchildren.

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