April 25, 1959 – May 13, 2023
Catherine Balusek Ryan passed away to be with her lord on May 13, 2023 in Webster, TX after a 5-month long illness. Catherine was born on April 25, 1959, in El Campo, TX to Johnnie Bates and Yolande Balusek.
Catherine married her husband Daniel on December 11, 1987. They welcomed a son on April 27, 1994. They raised their son with loving devotion in Friendswood, TX, where they reside to this day. Catherine was talented in activities such as writing schoolteacher grants, arts, and crafts, and organizing family reunions – just to name a few.
Catherine had an amazing work ethic. In her early career days, she worked in the employee safety field for various companies, and as an Environmental Engineer for NASA. Her real love was teaching High School Science, which she did with full devotion to her students for the Clear Creek, Pasadena, and Alvin School Districts until her retirement in 2016. After retirement, she worked for her husband’s school district at Fort Bend ISD as substitute teacher up until the pandemic. In her spare time, she enjoyed selling Tupperware, Genealogy research on her family tree history, arts and crafts booths, getting together with friends, and watching her son and husband bowl in tournaments.
Catherine is survived by her husband of 35 years, Daniel Francis Ryan, Jr, and her son John-Daniel Balusek Ryan. She also leaves behind in her memory her in-laws Daniel F. Ryan (Alice), her brother Johnnie Balusek (Rosie) and her sister Marie-France Balusek. Also, nieces Cynthia Balusek DeJuana (Rod} and Sofie Ryan and nephews Russel Balusek (Briana) and Nathaniel Ryan. She also leaves behind an array of great nieces and great nephews, cousins, neighbors, former teaching colleagues, good friends.
Catherine was preceded in death by her loving parents, grandparents and an array of aunts, uncles, cousins.
She is a wonderful wife, mother, sister, and aunt who deeply loved her family, friends, former work colleagues, and her cats. She will be deeply missed forever.
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John Daniel so sorry to hear about your Mom, she was a great researcher. She did so much research for the Brownson, Balusek, Chambless families. I always enjoyed working with her. Geneva
I am so sorry for your loss. Catherine was a wonderful person and loved teaching students. I had the wonderful opportunity to work with her and have her as a friend. Prayers to all of you during this time of grief and beyond!
Catherine and I became close friends through a Facebook group called All About The Kitties. We all spoke as our cats It was a small private group We out of all of the members were the closest. She was full of love and it was something she and I both shared. I know it may seem silly to some, but. We both loved each other and each other’s kitties. I’m so sorry for her family’s and friends huge loss. She had a trip planned to go East and was going to stay at my house in her camper for several days on her was to visit relatives. About a month before trip I could no longer reach her and was terrified I had offended her I truly grieved never getting to meet her. My heart hurts for all that miss her. I would be glad to share some of our AATK correspondence if anyone is interested in it or might find comfort. My husband had passed away about a month before Jenny Brightwell Hewitt started the group She helped me through a reallly difficult couple of years. She was a wonderful woman and was loved by the entire group