S T E A M B O AT
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OCTOBER 30, 2009
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Vol. 21, No. 260
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S T E A M B O AT S P R I N G S
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CAMILLE BUCCI/COURTESY
Friends and family of 16-year-old Ryan Stewart Allen remember him for his strong sense of humor. “He knew how to make people smile,” his girlfriend, Camille Bucci, said.
Family, friends mourn Allen Steamboat Springs teenager died Monday of unknown causes Brandon Gee
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Ryan Stewart Allen had a way of making people laugh. For teachers and classmates, it might be a speech assignment turned stand-up routine. For his girlfriend, he would break out into spontaneous dance. And his mother never learned that he might be hiding behind a door, waiting to jump
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out and startle her. “It always got a great reaction,” Allen’s mother, Tammy Stewart, said Thursday. “He just thought it was hilarious, and I fell for it every single time. … His second calling could have been a stand-up comic. He was absolutely hilarious.” Allen, 16, died unexpectedly Monday. His loss is felt hard both by his family and in the halls of Steamboat Springs High School, where the avid
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Online Visit a Facebook page devoted to Ryan Stewart Allen by going to www. facebook.com and searching for the group named “Rest In Peace Ryan Stewart Allen.”
skater and snowboarder was known to roam in his hallmark tall T-shirts and giant sweat pants. “Everyone’s really sad. No one understands,” said Allen’s girlfriend, Camille Bucci. “He
treated me better than anyone ever has and anyone ever will. … He always stayed strong and he always stayed happy.” Allen was a sophomore at Steamboat Springs High School and a member of the Sk8 Church youth group. Stewart said her son was excited about getting his driver’s license and the upcoming ski season. Allen’s cause of death is not See Allen, back page
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