It is with great sadness we announce the sudden death by natural causes of Ryan G. Balek, beloved son, brother, and friend, on July 12, 2020, at age 33. Ryan was born and resided in St Louis, MO. A 2005 graduate of Chaminade College Preparatory School, he continued to his college studies at Missouri University, Columbia, MO where he graduated in 2009 earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Cum Laude. He was very dedicated to his career in the commercial real estate and investment field where he had accomplished a career goal as an Underwriter. Ryan also enjoyed a variety of interests that included cooking, he was very proud of the foods he created and spending time with his life long friends at a backyard BBQ. He also enjoyed road & trail biking, traveling abroad and he loved dogs. Ryan was a stylish dresser from head to toe, he loved shoes, especially his variety of Italian made leather dress shoes. He loved his family very much and was always there for them whenever needed.

Ryan is survived by his dad, Greg, mom, Debi, and brother Tyler Balek. As well as aunts, uncles and cousins, Judy, Robert (Skip) and Sean O’Neil, Marisue and Mike Balek, Katie and Steve Kempf, and Sr Theresa Christie, Rosalie, David, Joe, Jeff and Julianne Pauck, Glenn, Megan, and Collen Shrader.

Ryan is preceded in death by his grandparents and his Aunt Patti Shrader (nee Pauck)

A private memorial service and mass will be held in Ryan’s honor

on Aug 1, 2020, at 11 am at Chaminade Chapel.

Ryan will be forever loved and forever missed.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to https://www.nationalmssociety.org/Chapters/MOS in support of a cure of the disease that befell our family in 2010.