The couple had five daughters (including a set of triplets) Julie, Joanne, Jeanette, Lynda and Nancy and one son, George Homer Ryan, Jr.Lura Lowe died of lung cancer at Riverside Hospital in Kankakee on June 27, 2011. Her father owned one of the first hybrid seed companies in the United States. She grew up in Aroma Park, where her family (originally from Germany) had lived since 1834. He served a 13-month tour in Korea, working in a base pharmacy.On June 10, 1956, Ryan married his high school sweetheart, Lura Lynn Lowe (J– June 27, 2011), whom he had met in a high school English class. Eventually, he built his father's pair of pharmacies into a successful family-run chain (profiting from lucrative government-contract business selling prescription drugs to nursing homes) which he sold in 1990.
He attended Ferris State College of Pharmacy (now Ferris State University) in Big Rapids, Michigan. Army in Korea, he worked for his father's two drugstores. Ryan grew up in Kankakee County, Illinois.
He was released from federal prison on July 3, 2013.Contents1Early life2Political career3Term as governor3.1Capital punishment4Scandals, trial, and conviction4.1Indictment4.2Defense and appeal4.3Sentencing5Electoral history6References7External linksEarly lifeGeorge Homer Ryan was born in Maquoketa, Iowa to Jeannette (née Bowman) and Thomas Ryan, a pharmacist. He was later convicted of federal corruption charges and spent more than five years in federal prison and seven months of home confinement. Ryan received national attention for his 1999 moratorium on executions in Illinois and for commuting more than 160 death sentences to life sentences in 2003. TelcserPersonal detailsBornGeorge Homer RyanFebru(age 86)Maquoketa, Iowa, U.S.Political partyRepublicanSpouse(s)Lura Lynn Lowe(m.1956 died 2011)Children6EducationFerris State CollegeProfessionPharmarcistbusinessmanMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited StatesBranch/serviceUnited States ArmyYears of service1954–1956George Homer Ryan (born February 24, 1934) is an American former politician who was the Republican 39th Governor of Illinois from 1999 until 2003. ThompsonPreceded byDave O'NealSucceeded byBob Kustra65th Speaker of the Illinois House of RepresentativesIn officeJanu– January 10, 1983GovernorJames R. JSTOR(February 2021)(Learn how and when to remove this template message)George Ryan39th Governor of IllinoisIn officeJanu– January 13, 2003LieutenantCorinne WoodPreceded byJim EdgarSucceeded byRod Blagojevich36th Secretary of State of IllinoisIn officeJanu– January 11, 1999GovernorJim EdgarPreceded byJim EdgarSucceeded byJesse White42nd Lieutenant Governor of IllinoisIn officeJanu– January 14, 1991GovernorJames R.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "George Ryan" – news
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A republican governor who did away with the death penalty and commuted everyone’s sentence to life because of the unbelievable depths of the corruption of their homicide detectives.George RyanFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchFor other people named George Ryan, see George Ryan (disambiguation).This article needs additional citations for verification.
And let’s not even talk about corruption. Aside and apart from the fact that black and brown men who have had mostly less than adequate representation comprise a disproportionate number of cases. In 60% of cases there IS NO DNA!! That’s the problem with our system. Having said that, such is NOT the case in over 60% of cases. If indeed there were DNA evidence in every case and in every case we could be CERTAIN that a person were 100% guilty, I might not have much of an objection to people like the student eater guy being killed by the state. The problem with the death penalty is that it has a serious flaw which I’ll just call HUMAN ERROR!! Humans are flawed and fallible and in our society our flawed fallible and subjective memories are often used to have people placed on death row. To think that they are using that power equitably or responsibly is fantasy. The power to “disappear” people? You gotta be some kind of informant or government controlled rat to think that such a thing would be alright for these militaristic, theocratic thugs. Yes the fuck they SHOULD!! Why? Because there’s a huge problem with the death penalty in China! They don’t publish the numbers or reasons or ANYTHING!! Which means that ANYBODY could be sentenced to death for any reason they deem appropriate!! That’s just crazy to me! They can kill political adversaries or political activists and people who protest or disagree with the government on any level, and they ain’t got to tell nobody shit!! Anybody says they are for that shit on any level better get the fuck off that “christian train.” And re-think your position!! To give a government that kind of power.
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