Ryan Pike Allred

Free at last! Ryan Pike Allred, 46, passed away at home with family on June 19th, 2014 in Tooele, Utah. He was born September 4th, 1967, in Salt Lake City. After a lengthy battle with cancer, Ryan returned home to family anxiously awaiting him on the other side. Having endured many surgeries, treatments, and years of radiation and chemotherapy, Ryan completed his mission with grace. He did it without complaint, brave to the end. His exuberance for life was evident in the way he lived it. He graduated from Olympus High School in 1985 and served an honorable mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to Paris, France. He graduated from Utah Valley State College in 2004. Ryan had a great love for music. He had a love for all animals, dogs, cats, fish, snakes, birds, and more. He was a prankster at heart: smoke bombs in the dollhouse, Christmas in July, and “unorthodox” anchovy green jello. He carried a two liter bottle of Diet Coke wherever he went. In July, 1997 Ryan was sealed in the Mt. Timpanogas temple to his soul mate and partner for eternity, Lisa White. Lisa, a true rule-follower, quickly learned that Ryan, a committed rule-breaker, would fill their marriage with excitement and fun. Lisa was Ryan’s ultimate care giver, confidant, and best friend. After years of loving his nephews and nieces, two beautiful children joined Ryan and Lisa here on earth. They are the light of Ryan’s life and the primary reason he fought so hard. It would be difficult to find two children who adore their dad more. In his early years, Ryan enjoyed a special relationship with his maternal grandparents, Sheldon and Edith Allred. He spent years riding horses and playing with the Allred cousins in Price, Utah. Ryan chose to be buried near his grandparents in Spring City, Utah. Ryan enjoyed Sunday nights at Grandma and Grandpa Pike’s house with all of the cousins, where Grandma lovingly peeled his grapes, a memory he never forgot. He is survived by his wife, Lisa Allred, and two children, Ivan Royce (4) and Isabel Geneve (2); parents, Doug and Lucy Pike; siblings, Matthew (Jennifer) Pike, Gregory (Erin) Pike, Erin (Mike) Tall, and Ashley Pike; “second mothers,” Marianna Hopkins Topping and Ruth Ann Triggs; virtual brothers, Kyle, Jason and Travis Triggs; sisters-in-law Lesley (Mike) Mollard, and Leneigh (Insoo Hyun) White; parents-in-law, Mel (Kathy) White, Pamela (David) Carreiro; grandparent-in-law Dorothy White; many uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 23rd, 2014 at 10:00 am at the Tooele North Stake Center, 583 N. 270 E. Tooele, UT 84074. There will not be a viewing. The interment will be at the Spring City, Utah Cemetery. Special thanks to Dr. Nitin Chandramouli and many other caregivers at the Utah Cancer Specialists, Tooele office; Bryan Ditty and staff at the Bonneville Family Practice; Home health nurse, Shannon; and the generosity of Plum Healthcare, Ryan’s employer for many years. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Ryan Pike Allred Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo Bank.

Ryan Pike Allred

September 4, 1967 - June 19, 2014