Ryan C. Jones, 33, of Albany, NY died on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. A Celebration of Life and time of sharing will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, November 7, 2016 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville. Friends may call from 4:00 p.m. until the time of the service on Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Ryan C. Jones Memorial Fund. Online condolences may be made at www.melbyfh.com.

Ryan was born on July 5, 1983 in Winona, MN, the son of Randy and Debra (McDermott) Jones. Ryan graduated from Hempstead High School, Dubuque, IA, in 2001. He went to college at the University of Northern Iowa and graduated with a Master's Degree in Chemistry in 2008. For the past eight years he had been working at Albany Molecular Research, Inc. in Albany, NY. Ryan enjoyed kayaking, cats, tropical fish, amusement parks, and history. You could always count on him for a solid analytical analysis of almost anything and good political debate. Ryan also enjoyed craft beer and whiskey. Though, the biggest joy in his life was being a father.

He is survived by his daughter, Brianna Harris-Jones of Albany, NY; dad, Randy (Shirley) Jones of Waterloo, IA; step-dad, Joe Specht of Sherrill, IA; grandparents, Joyce McDermott of Platteville, WI; Evelyn Specht of Sherrill, IA; Suzanne Oshita of Cedar Falls, IA; four sisters, Rayna (Jennifer) McDermott of Memphis, TN; Joyce (Jason) Leininger of Denver, CO; Samantha (Chris) Ayers of Des Moines, IA; and Reiko (Wayne Cook) Jones of Cohoes, NY; as well as, aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mom, Debbie Specht; grandparents, Barney McDermott, Bernice (Dutch) Jones, Jack Specht, and Phil Oshita.

Ryan Jones

July 05, 1983 - November 01, 2016

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