Ryan Matthew Brunelle

Ryan attended Sterling public schools and graduated from Wachusett Regional High School in 2007 where he was a standout player on the varsity golf team. As a youngster, Ryan enjoyed participating in most outdoor activities and played basketball, baseball and soccer in Sterling’s youth sport programs. Ryan later graduated from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

After graduating from college, Ryan took a position at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina as a facilities project manager. Ryan was independent and adventuresome, with an entrepreneurial spirit. He enjoyed the simple pleasures that life had to offer including hanging out with friends, family and his dog, Brooke. Besides his passion for playing golf, Ryan enjoyed surfing the warm waters of Florida, playing guitar, fishing, and snowboarding.

Ryan’s clever sense of humor, warm smile and infectious laugh will be missed by his many friends. Besides his parents, Ryan is survived and will be lovingly missed by his brother, Kevin Brunelle of Somerset; a paternal grandfather, Donald Brunelle of Blackstone; maternal grandparents, Claire (Provencher) Fournier and Robert L. Fournier both of Dalton; aunts and uncles, Michael Brunelle and his wife, Cathy of Wilbraham, Donna Benedict and her husband, Robert of Douglas, Michelle Gagnon and her husband, George of Douglas, Robert G. Fournier of Pittsfield; and eight cousins. Welcoming Ryan to heaven was his paternal grandmother, Sylvia Brunelle of Blackstone.

Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Ryan’s family from 4 to 7 pm on Thursday, May 19, at Miles-Sterling Funeral and Tribute Center, 100 Worcester Rd., Sterling. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 am on Friday, May 20, at Saint Richard of Chichester Church, 4 Bridge St., Sterling. Internment will take place privately at the convenience of the family in Hillside Cemetery, Sterling. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made In Memory of Ryan to Learn2Cope at www.learn2cope.org , 4 Court Street, Suite 110, Taunton, MA 02780.

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