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Ryan<br><b>Mother:</b> Jeanette Bowman<br><b>Wife:</b> Lura Lynn Lowe (m. 1956, d. 27-Jun-2011 cancer, one son, five daughters)<br><b>Son:</b> George Ryan, Jr.<br><b>Daughter:</b> Jeanette<br><b>Daughter:</b> Joanne<br><b>Daughter:</b> Julie<br><b>Daughter:</b> Lynda<br><b>Daughter:</b> Nancy<br><p> High School: Kankakee High School, Kankakee, IL (1952)<br> University: <a href="/edu/628/000079391/">Butler University</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/638/000111305/">BS Pharmacy, Ferris State College, Big Rapids, MI (1961)</a><br><p> <a href="/gov/920/000051767/">Governor of Illinois</a> (1999-2003)<br> <a href="/gov/064/000356990/">Illinois Secretary of State</a> (1991-99)<br> <a href="/gov/264/000121898/">Lieutenant Governor of Illinois</a> (1983-91)<br> <a href="/gov/102/000121736/">Illinois State House of Representatives</a> (1973-83)<br> <a href="/org/499/000042373/">Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks</a> <br> <a href="/org/426/000041303/">Freemasonry</a> <br> <a href="/org/494/000163005/">Jobs for America's Graduates</a> Board of Directors (former)<br> <a href="/org/824/000041701/">Loyal Order of Moose</a> <br> <a href="/org/760/000041637/">Shriners</a> <br> <a href="/event/911/000093632/">Pied</a> Carbondale, IL 1-May-2000<br> <a href="/group/944/000093665/">Dubya Ranch Hand</a> Jan-2001<br> <a href="/crime/758/000047617/">Mail Fraud</a> (2004), convicted 2006<br> <a href="/crime/315/000043186/">Tax Evasion</a> (2004), convicted 2006<br> <a href="/crime/506/000045371/">Extortion</a> attempted (2004), convicted 2006<br> <a href="/crime/504/000045369/">Conspiracy</a> 2004, convicted 2006<br> <a href="/crime/650/000044518/">Racketeering</a> 2004, convicted 2006<br> <a href="/crime/503/000045368/">Obstruction of Justice</a> (2004), convicted 2006<br> <a href="/crime/138/000052979/">Making False Statements</a> convicted 2006<br> <a href="/event/437/000123068/">Took the Fifth</a> <br> <a href="/lists/936/000043807/">Irish Ancestry</a> <br> <p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=23763"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=23763">George Ryan</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=23763" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>