Ryan MacCluen, 31, of Summerville, passed away suddenly as a result of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident on February 15, 2017. Born and raised in Millville, NJ, Ryan attended Millville Public Schools and graduated from St. Augustine Preparatory School in Richland. While in high school, Ryan participated in the Congressional Award Program and was awarded the Gold Medal. The medal is the highest award given by the United States Congress recognizing America’s Youth. After graduation, he attended The Citadel as a Criminal Justice Major and the University of Maryland, pursuing a degree in the field of Emergency Management. As a child, he enjoyed playing baseball, crew, golf, tennis, and soccer. Later in life, he continued to play baseball in the Mid Atlantic Vintage Baseball League, complete with old style uniforms and the original rules of baseball. Ryan was a member of First United Methodist Church of Millville where he was involved in serving the community and actively participating in the youth group. Later, Ryan joined Bethany United Methodist Church in Summerville, SC. Ryan will be remembered for his caring, compassionate soul, with an unwavering devotion to family and friends. It was his lifelong quest to help others that led him to a career of community service and caring for those that were not able to care or defend themselves. Ryan’s training would prepare him to serve as a volunteer in many organizations, including the Millville Rescue Squad, the Cumberland County Office of Emergency Management (New Jersey), New Jersey Veterans Home where he received the Volunteer of the Year Award, College Park (Maryland) Volunteer Fire Department Station 12, and most recently the NCPD Cops Athletic Program (CAP) Powder Puff Football. Ryan took immense joy in helping others on several mission trips to Haiti and most recently Ecuador. Following his move to South Carolina, Ryan started his career with the Charleston County Consolidated Emergency Dispatch Center. Feeling a desire to serve the community more directly, he joined the North Charleston Police Department, graduating from South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy as a police officer. It was the start of what would lead him to find his true calling and purpose in life. The joy that he found in being able to make a positive difference in so many lives was immeasurable, and for that, his family and friends are eternally grateful. Ryan is survived by his mother, Shawn Kahn and her husband Mark of Summerville SC; his father, Lawrence MacCluen and his wife Patricia of Haddonfield, NJ; brother Lt. Tyler Kahn (USA) and his wife Caroline of Fort Drum, NY; brother Chad Kahn of Summerville, SC and his girlfriend Nina Scott; brother Eric MacCluen and his wife Holly of Downingtown, PA; sisters Kelly and Olivia of Haddonfield, NJ. He is also survived by aunts Sheri Arnes and Cheryl Nunes, Barbara Miskelly, Linda and Mary Gillespie, Paula Ladnier, Donna Woerner; uncles Hilary Kahn and his wife Cindy, David Kahn and wife Cara, and Adam Kahn; cousins Melissa and Eddie Abbott, James and Nick Arnes, Morgan, Natalie, Gavin, and Ronan Kahn, Faiza and Anisa Al Turki; trusted crime fighting friends Officers Trae Wallace and David Owens; and loyal canine buddy Colt. Ryan was predeceased by his maternal grandparents Robert and Janet Miskelly and paternal grandmother Margaret MacCluen. Services for Ryan are under the direction of the James A. Dyal Funeral Home in Summerville, and will be held on Tuesday, February 20th at Bethany United Methodist Church in Summerville. The visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., with services starting at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be at Parks Cemetery, 1330 Boone Hill Road, Summerville immediately following the service. The family would like to honor Ryan’s request that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made in care of Bethany United Methodist Church for the NCPD Cops Athletic Program (CAP). Please visit the Ryan MacCluen Memorial Fund page on Facebook to make a donation or send donations payable to Bethany United Methodist Church of Summerville, 118 W. Third St. S, Summerville, SC 29483. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston
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Posted on: 2018-02-19
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