He missed Chicago this year because he was sick, Per Jensen had told me Sunday that it was a lot worse - he passed away Sunday or Monday.
Broken Pipe: Mark Ryan
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Heartbreaking for our community. May he rest eternal.
Ahhh crap! This is not what I wanted to hear this morning.
RIP Mr. Ryan, I'm grateful for his deep commitment and passion for perique. I didn't meet him, but he seems to have been exactly the man the world needed, at the right time, in the right place.
Very sad news indeed. So many of us are indebted to his passion and hard work.
Requiescat in pace.
Requiescat in pace.
That’s very sad. He took time out of his day in 2019 to show my wife and I around the D&R facility on an off the cuff email of mine. It was a great time and he was a real pleasure.
Obituary for Mark Ryan at Parrish Funeral Home, Inc.
Clayton, NC Mark S. Ryan, age 69, died Monday, May 5, 2025, in Clayton, NC. He was born February 24, 1956, in Washington, D.C., to the late William Bill and Elizabeth Ryan. Mark was Bill and Elizabeths only child and was deeply loved. The family lived in Northern Virginia, with
www.parrishfh.com
Mark, requiescat in pace. Thank you for the great stories, your larger than life persona, your kindnesses and your generosity.
Mark was passionate, outgoing, friendly, and a standard bearer for the hobby and industry. He will be missed.
I met Mr. Ryan a few times. Enjoyed his talks and deep knowledge of perique and tobacco farming.
At the Richmond show last September we spent a couple of hours just talking about everything under the sun. We laughed and laughed like old friends.
He sent me packing with about $200 of his merchandise and a handshake agreement that I mail him a check later. Who does that?
At the Richmond show last September we spent a couple of hours just talking about everything under the sun. We laughed and laughed like old friends.
He sent me packing with about $200 of his merchandise and a handshake agreement that I mail him a check later. Who does that?
Most of you have known of this man and all of his hard work and passion for many years now but not me. I’m just now learning about him. Upon reading this post i did some searching and watched a few videos. One was a 2 hour Youtube video from the virtual pipe club channel with Mark as the guest star. Man did @Jacob74 ever hit the nail on the head. He was definitely the man the world needed at the right time and in the right place. It’s so sad to see such a living legend of sorts has passed. He will be very missed by everyone. To any of you who knew the man personally and thought of him as I friend I offer my condolences. I hope his family is doing ok.
I spent a couple hours talking to Mark in the smoking tent at Chicago a year a couple years ago. He was welcoming, talkative, passionately opinionated (especially when it came to government regulations of tobacco), and funny. I am glad for the memory but sad to hear that it will be the last. RIP, Mark.
Mark was a friend of the New Orleans Pipe community. I first met him on a group tour of the Poche facility in 2015 and was invited up to the facility several times. I was honored to sit and smoke the occasional cigar with him.
I was lucky enough to speak with Mark many times, and cherish one particular memory of an engrossing dinner in Las Vegas with him, Emily, Jesse and several other members of the pipe world. As many have noted Mark was always ready to share his knowledge and expertise with anyone who asked. He was also an amazing raconteur with a deep fund of fascinating stories. In a hobby rife with individuals Mark stood out as unique. Our loss is irreplaceable. God speed Mark Ryan.
May he rest in peace. I'm loading up bowls of Ryback, Rimboche SJ, and Two Timer this evening in his honor.