Ryan P. Cook

Ryan P. Cook, age 20 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Saturday, May 19, 2012 in Readington Township, NJ as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born in Edison, NJ, March 9, 1992, he had resided in Flemington for the past six years, and had previously resided in Franklin Park, NJ.

Ryan was a 2010 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, NJ, and just completed his sophomore year at Indiana University of Pennsylvania where he was a Communications major and Spanish minor.

Ryan was an avid basketball player and fan, and played for the last several years in the Flemington-Raritan Recreation League.

Ryan formerly worked at Timberland Outlet, Liberty Village, and was currently employed by Soriano's Catering, Bridgewater, NJ.

Ryan is survived by his mother and step-father, Laura Jo Vitale-Bender and Paul Bender of Flemington, NJ; his father and step-mother, Richard P. Cook, Jr., and Lisa Cook of Fords, NJ; a sister, Leigh Ann Cook; two brothers, Christopher and Matthew Cook; his maternal grandmother, Genevieve Vitale of Iselin, NJ; his step grandparents, Pete and Mary Lou Bender of Pittsburgh, PA, and Maria Ramos of Howard Beach, NY and Pedro Diaz of Staten Island, NY; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Cecelia Roman Catholic Church, 45 Wilus Way, Iselin, NJ on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Family and friends are kindly asked to meet directly at the Church on Thursday morning. Entombment will follow in St. Gertrude's Mausoleum, Colonia, NJ. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ.

The family requests that all who can donate blood to their local blood bank in Ryan's memory.

Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information or to send condolences.