Middletown, RI - Richard J. Ryan, 73, of Middletown, died Friday, March 30, 2007 at home of pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Mineola, NY on May 23, 1933, he was the son of the late Daniel and Mary Ryan Ryan.Richard was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and owner/operator of Ryans Barber Shop on Bellevue Avenue in Newport for 47 years. He leaves his thanks to his many patrons and friends. Mr. Ryan was a communicant of St. Lucys Church, and was a minister to the sick at the area nursing homes and hospital. Richard enjoyed telling jokes, family gatherings, computer e-mails, piano, bowling, ball room and square dancing and gardening. He leaves his wife of 51 years, Claudette Cormier Ryan and four children: Kathleen A. Ryan of Cumberland, RI, Linda Ekstrom and her husband Robert of Tiverton, RI, Susan Stepalavich and her husband Martin of Danielson, CT, and Kevin D. Ryan, Charlestown Police Officer and resident of Providence, RI. He has seven grandchildren, Richard Ryan Stepalavich, Brittany Ekstrom, Martin Stepalavich, Robert Ekstrom, Jon Jack Stepalavich, Taylor Ekstrom and Nicholaus Ekstrom. He leaves two sisters, Janet Ryan and Doris Ann Siracco both residents of New York. His funeral will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2007, at 8:00 am from the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:00 am in St. Lucys Church, 909 West Main Road, Middletown. Burial with military honors will be in St. Columbas Cemetery in Middletown.Calling hours will be held on Monday, April 2, 2007, from 5-8pm in the Memorial Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Lucys Hearth, 909 West Main Road, Middletown, RI, 02842 or to the Visiting Nurse Services of Newport Bristol Cos, 1184 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, 02871.