RENSSELAER, N.Y. (WTEN) — U.S. Army veteran Edward Thomas Ryan died at the age of 85 on June 1 in Albany, New York. In his obituary, the retired colonel revealed a secret that he’d kept hidden ...

Edward Thomas Ryan was 85 when he died on June 1 in Albany, New York. Retired from a career in service — as a U.S. Army colonel, in his community's fire department, American Legion, VFW ...