Ryan Thomas Osberg
Apr. 15, 1977 - Jan. 1, 2016
He is survived by his loving family including wife, Erin, children Jake, Daniel, and Kelly, mother Susan, sister Marianne, brother Jeff ( Gina), nephews Jack, Nick and Declan. He is also survived by an untold numbers of friends, including his best friend Andrew Ruiz.
He is preceded in death by his father, Robert L. Osberg, beloved Vice- Principal at Burlingame Intermediate School.
Ryan had two loves in life - his kids and fishing. He was a devoted father and loved watching his three beautiful children play sports. A passionate fisherman, and lifelong Giants and 49ers fan, some of Ryan’s favorite things to do were to catch huge trout, go to the mountains near MiWuk Village and Lake Tahoe for fishing, snow skiing and camping - all lifelong obsessions. Twenty fish in a day was quite common, but without a big one, Ryan never called it a great day unless his kids were on the boat with him. Many outings to Beardsley Lake and the surrounding areas are family treasures. Shark week on the SF Bay with the kids and friends were lots of fun. Oz also enjoyed a good round of golf and a wager or two on the occasional game. Everyone in the family asked Ryan for his pick before risking their own cash; he had a gift. A Giants season ticket holder since 2000, Ryan enjoyed many a game with family and friends in the stands and was fired up to see them win three World Series Championships these last several years.
A longtime baseball and soccer coach, he was always on the sidelines shouting encouragement as his mother and father did when he was young. Vacations to Hawaii with family produced many fond memories. Those that know Ryan well will never forget his wicked dry sense of humor. A lover, a fighter, a great man.
A graduate of Burlingame High School ( Class of 1995) and Menlo College, Ryan was a tremendous local athlete. Playing AYSO as a boy he routinely scored 3- 4 goals in a game. In junior high school he could dunk a basketball and set the BIS school record for the high jump. At BHS Ryan was a three sport star, playing football, basketball and track. A punishing Safety in football, he helped BHS go 10- 0 in 1993 and to the CCS. In track he placed 4th in the County in the 100 meter dash and won a track tournament with a high jump of 6 feet 4 inches. He could still dunk a basketball up until his untimely death. We miss you and love you, Little Bro ( Ryber).
A Funeral Service will be held at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Burlingame, CA on Saturday, 2/ 13/ 16 at 2 PM. Reception to follow.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to Bruce’s Legacy - www. bruceslegacy. com. Thank you for bringing him home.