Ryan Patrick D'AVIGNON

RYAN PATRICK D'AVIGNON -- VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Ryan Patrick D'Avignon, 23, of Virginia Beach passed away unexpectedly at home Wednesday, May 4, 2005. He was an auditor with Ramada Inn in Virginia Beach. He was born April 9, 1982, in Middlebury, Vt., and had lived in the Virginia Beach area most of his life. He graduated from Tallwood High School in 2001. Ryan was happygo-lucky, big-hearted, sensitive and caring. He enjoyed playing guitar and spending time at the beach. Even though he lived away from Vermont, he always maintained close ties with all his relatives. Some of Ryan's best times were summer visits to Bristol, Vt. He loved spending time at family gatherings. He had an outgoing and cheerful personality. He could go up to anybody and strike up a conversation. His laughter will forever echo in the hearts of all who knew him and to those he touched with his smile and tenderness. He is survived by his mother, Chiquita M. Mason and her husband Merwin of Virginia Beach; his father, Patrick J. D'Avignon and his wife Linda of Cranston, R.I.; his sister, Melissa D'Avignon and her fiance Christopher Payne of Belcamp, Md.; stepsister, Karen A. Mason of Virginia Beach; maternal grandparents, Charlotte Thede of Orwell, Vt., and Ralph Aiken of Bristol; and numerous uncles, aunts, cousins, and friends. He was predeceased by his grand- parents, Ted and Helen D'Avignon. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Bristol, Wednesday, May 11, at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Mount St. Joseph Cemetery in Bristol. Friends may call in the Brown-McClay Funeral Home in Bristol, on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m.