2nd Lt. David E. Rylander, 23, of Stow, Ohio died May 2 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
David was a graduate of home school where he excelled academically. Additionally, David was an accomplished pianist, member of the Cuyahoga Falls Tigersharks swim team and an Eagle Scout. He enjoyed attending and serving at the Victory Life Church in Stow, where he was actively involved with their F.M. Ministry group. After completing one year at the University of Akron, David realized his dream of gaining admittance and attending the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated in May 2011 with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering Management. He is survived by hisparents John and Jackie, siblings Daniel, Sarah and Stephen, all of Stow; grandparents Margot Bennett of Stow, Ed and May Rylander of Solon; aunts anduncles Germaine and Tom Siebert, Leslie Rylander and Dennis Bacon and Karen andRichard Davis; cousins Laura and Paul Siebert, and Cassie and Adrian Bacon. Friends were invited to Redmon Funeral Home for a visitation to be held on Friday, May 11, 2012 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Pastor Cyndie Rogers conducted the service for David on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 11:00AM at The Chapel, 135 Fir Hill in Akron. Interment at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery with full military honors were provided by the United States Army. The family requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in David's memory to the USO, P.O. Box 96322 Washington, DC 20090-6322.
David was a graduate of home school where he excelled academically. Additionally, David was an accomplished pianist, member of the Cuyahoga Falls Tigersharks swim team and an Eagle Scout. He enjoyed attending and serving at the Victory Life Church in Stow, where he was actively involved with their F.M. Ministry group. After completing one year at the University of Akron, David realized his dream of gaining admittance and attending the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated in May 2011 with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering Management. He is survived by hisparents John and Jackie, siblings Daniel, Sarah and Stephen, all of Stow; grandparents Margot Bennett of Stow, Ed and May Rylander of Solon; aunts anduncles Germaine and Tom Siebert, Leslie Rylander and Dennis Bacon and Karen andRichard Davis; cousins Laura and Paul Siebert, and Cassie and Adrian Bacon. Friends were invited to Redmon Funeral Home for a visitation to be held on Friday, May 11, 2012 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Pastor Cyndie Rogers conducted the service for David on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 11:00AM at The Chapel, 135 Fir Hill in Akron. Interment at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery with full military honors were provided by the United States Army. The family requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in David's memory to the USO, P.O. Box 96322 Washington, DC 20090-6322.
2nd Lt. David E. Rylander, 23, of Stow, Ohio died May 2 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
David was a graduate of home school where he excelled academically. Additionally, David was an accomplished pianist, member of the Cuyahoga Falls Tigersharks swim team and an Eagle Scout. He enjoyed attending and serving at the Victory Life Church in Stow, where he was actively involved with their F.M. Ministry group. After completing one year at the University of Akron, David realized his dream of gaining admittance and attending the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated in May 2011 with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering Management. He is survived by hisparents John and Jackie, siblings Daniel, Sarah and Stephen, all of Stow; grandparents Margot Bennett of Stow, Ed and May Rylander of Solon; aunts anduncles Germaine and Tom Siebert, Leslie Rylander and Dennis Bacon and Karen andRichard Davis; cousins Laura and Paul Siebert, and Cassie and Adrian Bacon. Friends were invited to Redmon Funeral Home for a visitation to be held on Friday, May 11, 2012 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Pastor Cyndie Rogers conducted the service for David on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 11:00AM at The Chapel, 135 Fir Hill in Akron. Interment at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery with full military honors were provided by the United States Army. The family requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in David's memory to the USO, P.O. Box 96322 Washington, DC 20090-6322.
David was a graduate of home school where he excelled academically. Additionally, David was an accomplished pianist, member of the Cuyahoga Falls Tigersharks swim team and an Eagle Scout. He enjoyed attending and serving at the Victory Life Church in Stow, where he was actively involved with their F.M. Ministry group. After completing one year at the University of Akron, David realized his dream of gaining admittance and attending the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated in May 2011 with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering Management. He is survived by hisparents John and Jackie, siblings Daniel, Sarah and Stephen, all of Stow; grandparents Margot Bennett of Stow, Ed and May Rylander of Solon; aunts anduncles Germaine and Tom Siebert, Leslie Rylander and Dennis Bacon and Karen andRichard Davis; cousins Laura and Paul Siebert, and Cassie and Adrian Bacon. Friends were invited to Redmon Funeral Home for a visitation to be held on Friday, May 11, 2012 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Pastor Cyndie Rogers conducted the service for David on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 11:00AM at The Chapel, 135 Fir Hill in Akron. Interment at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery with full military honors were provided by the United States Army. The family requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in David's memory to the USO, P.O. Box 96322 Washington, DC 20090-6322.
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