Ryan Conor Gilroy

January 16, 1989 - September 23, 2014

NORTH CAROLINA, Ryan Conor Gilroy, 25, of Tarboro, NC, died suddenly at his home on September 23rd, 2014. Mr. Ryan C. Gilroy was born on January 16, 1989 in Albany, NY to Joseph (Noel) Gilroy and Kathleen Basile. He was a graduate of Ithaca High School in Ithaca, NY and an attendee of Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. Ryan was passionate about politics and social issues. He was kind, sensitive and always willing to give of himself to others. He was an animal lover who took so much joy in his work with them. Ryan was a gifted musician and enjoyed a wide variety of music-everything from country to classical. He was a talented photographer and writer, keeping a journal to record his inner thoughts and feelings about life. Though his time on this Earth was much too brief, the ways in which Ryan touched our lives are innumerable to measure, and his light will forever shine upon us. He will be in our hearts forever. Ryan is survived by his loving parents, Richard and Kathleen Basile of Tarboro, North Carolina, his brother, Liam Gilroy of Tacoma, Washington, his paternal grandmother, Margaret Gilroy of Loudonville, NY and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Please join our family at the 9:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday October 5, 2014 at Our Lady of the Americas Church, 183 Central Ave. Albany, NY at which time Ryan will be remembered in the special intentions. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ryan's name to the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (https://bbrfoundation.org).