Ryan William Neumann, 22, of Haverhill, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at the University of Massachusetts Hospital in Worcester, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.Born in Haverhill, he leaves his parents, Harold A. Bennett, Raelene C. Corthell, and Robert T. Neumann. He attended Haverhill Public Schools, and was a graduate of Whittier Vocational High School, Class of 2006, where his studies included telecommunications.Ryan was employed as an I.T. Professional for the Ondemand Communications Group Inc., in Woburn. He enjoyed his work, and the people he worked with. He loved music, hiking, and snowboarding, and was a talented self-taught musician. Being a “Techno Geek” he produced and mixed his own electronic music, and tricked-out his car with high tech extras.A happy man, he had nothing but positive energy, and shared it with his family, friends and anyone he had contact with.Besides his mother and fathers, he leaves two brothers, Donovan J. Neumann, and Camdon A. Neumann his beloved girlfriend of five years, Katherine M. O’Dowd of Bradford grandparents, Richard and Judith (Auclair) Neumann, William Ammells, Donna-Lee Corthell, all of Haverhill, and Donald Gates of Amherst, N.H., and Patricia Gates of Sierra Vista, Ariz. great-grandmother, Mary Lloyd and aunts, uncles and cousins, and his best friend, black lab “Tessie,” who will miss him dearly. He was predeceased by his uncle, Billy Ammells in 2002.ARRANGEMENTS: Family and friends are respectfully invited to call on Monday, March 14, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Route 125), Haverhill. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 15, at 11 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial is private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Ryan W. Neumann Scholarship Fund c/o Merrimack Valley Federal Credit Union, 2 Water St., Haverhill, MA 01830. www.comeaufuneral.com.
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