Ryan Whitmer

Ryan Douglas Whitmer, 48, of Livingston, passed away July 9, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.



“The past is gone.

We no longer see anyone as in the flesh.

We are a New Creation”

2 Corinthians



Whether Ryan Whitmer was training lions and tigers or taming Montana’s moody wilderness on his snowmobile, when he reached 45 years old his dreams were big, his heart even bigger. The challenge of accepting a position in a major business where he traveled world wide dared him to “get on the bull and see if the gate opened”. He accepted the dare and smiled at defeat with success after success.



The fall of 2020 Ryan returned home to Montana with his beloved Chelsea by his side. He embraced the opportunity to carve his name in Montana’s wide open economy. Something “new” had his heart beating, wherever “new” would take him.



His parents Doug and Cindy Whitmer, Curt and DeeAnn Brandon, his brothers Cody Whitmer and Chad Brandon, sisters Gina Brandon Agee (husband Tim Agee} and Bree Bishop welcomed him home. Friends who were like family greeted him with optimism that their adventurous buddy could be anything he wanted to be. Extreme skiing, the thrill of riding his snowmobile in high country, ocean scuba diving, bear, duck, elk hunting, pain from personal losses and severe injuries, the death of his sister------shaped a man who loved God and did not know the meaning of giving up.



July 9, 2021 Ryan hung up his keys to his Tundra---famous license plates “GTN BRDI”. He didn’t know he was about to take the ultimate journey to his eternal home. His older sister Calli would be there to greet him.



We all miss you, Ryan. Your best is yet to come!