On Saturday, April 11, 2020 Wilhelm Ryan Holden, one of God\'s \"Precious\" angels went home to be with the Lord.  Although it was sunnden to us, it was not sudden to God.  He had already prepared a home for him.

\"A Time to be Born\"

On March 24, 1963 God in his infinite wisdom ushered into the world Wilhelm Ryan Holden to loving parents, Adolphus Holden, Sr. and. Wilhelmina Holden, in Wichita, Kansas.  Ryan was the third of three beautiful children born to this union.

\"\"A Time to Live\"

Ryan received his early years of education in the public school systems of Wichita Kansas.  He attended and graduated from Wichita High School South.  Immediately following graduating high school Ryan began to travel.  It was part of who he was.  He loved meeting new people, experiencing new things, seeing new places, loved tasting new foods.  He loved adventure and the spontaneity that the journey brings.  He thrived on pushing himself outside his comfort zone.  He enjoyed the personal growth that happened within through the culmination of everything he experienced and the people he met.  That transformation most often than not was not expressesed in words but through paint and canvas.  He loved using his paint and mind to create new things...turning energy into something beautiful.

\"A Time to Pass on the Legacy\"

Ryan leaves to calebrate his life and legacy:  his children, Xavier Purnell and Shyra Renee Holden; his devoted nephew, Lamont Holden whom he loves dearly; a special loved one Seagurl RyLay; his long time friend Johnny Lorenzo; his Father and Mother Adolphus Holden, Sr. and Wilhelmina Benson Holden; his siblings Adolphus Holden Jr., Shyra Allen, Michael Sims, Lanissa Holden, Maurita Sims and Renee Norris.  A host of Aunts, Uncles, nieces and nephews, cousins and friends who lives were impacted by his love, kindness and generosity.  All of our lives have been enriched by encountering Ryan and his legacy shall live on through our hearts and his works of art.