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Ex-attorney general's son dead in apparent suicide
Tribune staff report
10:37 AM CDT, October 8, 2007
Elmhurst police this morning are investigating an apparent suicide by the son of former Illinois attorney general Jim Ryan.
Patrick J. Ryan, 24, was found dead in the family home Sunday evening "with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound," Police Chief Steve Neubauer said in a statement.
Police received a 911 call at 6:36 p.m. from an unidentified relative, Neubauer said.
The relative told police that Patrick Ryan was seen with a handgun and was alone in the house.
Police tried to establish contact by phone, Neubauer continued, and Ryan answered the phone one time. Officers then entered the home and found him dead.
Jim Ryan served as Illinois attorney general from 1995 to 2003.
I worked extensively with Patrick's brother, also named Jim, when he was an Assistant State's Attorney. One of the nicest, most decent people I know (and I don't say that often about prosecutors). Never traded on his dad's position. This family has had more than their share of trouble. Jim (the dad) has battled lymphoma, his wife heart problems, and they lost a 12-year-old daughter to a brain tumor.
I'm just in shock.
Tribune staff report
10:37 AM CDT, October 8, 2007
Elmhurst police this morning are investigating an apparent suicide by the son of former Illinois attorney general Jim Ryan.
Patrick J. Ryan, 24, was found dead in the family home Sunday evening "with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound," Police Chief Steve Neubauer said in a statement.
Police received a 911 call at 6:36 p.m. from an unidentified relative, Neubauer said.
The relative told police that Patrick Ryan was seen with a handgun and was alone in the house.
Police tried to establish contact by phone, Neubauer continued, and Ryan answered the phone one time. Officers then entered the home and found him dead.
Jim Ryan served as Illinois attorney general from 1995 to 2003.
I worked extensively with Patrick's brother, also named Jim, when he was an Assistant State's Attorney. One of the nicest, most decent people I know (and I don't say that often about prosecutors). Never traded on his dad's position. This family has had more than their share of trouble. Jim (the dad) has battled lymphoma, his wife heart problems, and they lost a 12-year-old daughter to a brain tumor.
I'm just in shock.
