Ryan Viramontes

Ryan Viramontes, 24, of Bellflower, California, entered eternal life with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 28, 2012 at Linn Creek in Marshalltown, Iowa.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Monday, June 4, 2012 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Memorials may be directed to the family. For condolences please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Ryan and his family. Phone 641-844-1234.Born on June 13, 1987 in Los Angeles, California, he was the son of Roberto and Leticia Viramontes, the younger brother to Robert Viramontes, the older brother to Roger and Letty Viramontes, and uncle to Trinity Viramontes and Noah. In the city of Bellflower, California, where they all grew up, he attended Frank E. Woodruff Elementary School. He then attended Bellflower High School where he graduated in 2005. As a child he was the golden boy, always watching and learning, knowing when to speak and when to keep quiet. From childhood and into the man that he became, his smile was always the light in our eyes, a man who was taught by his father to be hard working, and inspired others to do the same for the things that they desired. He never did anything without a purpose. His work was no different, always setting a goal for himself from his high school job at Don's Cabinets, to Reinhold Industry, then to Inland Concrete Construction (ICC) where he became a Lead Carpenter and now at JBS where he became a supervisor in less than a year. He had to prove to himself that he could achieve anything in order to move on to his next mission. Ryan was a man of many passions; he loved the feelings he would get from cliff diving in Laughlin, to riding, whether it was his truck, his ATV or street bike, or a shot gun blast. He was always looking for the thrill that life can bring. He always wanted to enjoy the day, from having a good laugh to having a cold one. One of his motto's was "treat each day like its your last". He put family first, and he got joy from helping others; he was a giver. He wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty, from breaking down an engine to building a house. He expressed himself; if it wasnt thru music, it was thru the art on his body or the words from his heart. Ryan always had a great sense of humor. Some of his favorite movies/shows were: Talladega Nights, The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Will Ferrell movies, Revolver, Fight Club, Lucky # Slevin, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Family Guy, & many more.....Left to cherish his memory are his parents: Robert and Leticia; his siblings: Robert, Roger and Letty Viramontes of Bellflower California; his grandmothers: Maria Guadalupe Cervantes of Mexico and Maria Agelar Barrera of California; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.Ryan was preceded in death by his grandfathers: Rosendo Viramontes and Felimon Barrera and his Aunt Agueda Reyna.