Ryan Michael Patrick Sullivan
Ryan Michael Patrick Sullivan (a.k.a. Two-Tone), age 40, died Dec. 16, 2019, in Orange County, TX.
Ryan was born Sept. 25, 1979, to Linda (Cook) White and Michael Eugene Sullivan of Polo, MO. He married Kalynn Summers on Nov. 11, 2006, in Baytown, TX. Ryan acquired a stepson, Breyden, through the marriage who he claimed as his own. They later had a son, Brenden Michael Cage Sullivan. Ryan and Kalynn later divorced. Ryan later married Ashley Childers of Orange, TX, and they had a son, Raiden Patrick Alan Sullivan.
Ryan grew up mostly in the North Kansas City area. Ryan moved from Missouri to Texas for a job opportunity over 20 years ago, and that is where he lived most of his adult life. Ryan had an intense love for art and worked in the tattoo business on and off. He also painted murals on motorcycle gas tanks. He worked many jobs including doing iron work on high rise buildings. He was never afraid of heights. He loved welding and even did underwater welding. He also worked as a crane operator in shipping yards. He was never afraid of hard work. Ryan loved his children, his pets, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Kansas City Royals.
He is survived by his parents, Alan and Linda White of Richmond; his brother, Kyle Sullivan of Richmond; his three sons, Breyden Summers (14) and Brenden Sullivan (12) of Baytown, TX, and his youngest son, Raiden Sullivan (11) of Richmond. He also leaves behind his grandmother, Connie Cook of Polo, and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
Ryan was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents; Kenneth LeWayne Cook of Polo, and Juanita Robbins Cook of Kansas City; paternal grandparents, Richard Sullivan of Polo, and grandmother, Sarah Sullivan of Cameron; a cousin, Tammy Carr of Polo, and a cousin, Bradley Ahart of Kingston.
A celebration of life service will be held in Richmond on March 7, between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., at the Ray County Veterans Building in Richmond. Inurnment will be at Prairie Ridge Cemetery in Polo, next to his beloved Grandpa Cook at a later date.
