Submitted by: Dan Rich

Ryant Lamond Greene

Aug. 8, 1963 - Oct. 6, 2001

South Bend Tribune 10/12/2001

Ryant Lamond Greene, 38, was a loving son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend. He was born Aug. 8, 1963, in South Bend, Ind., and entered into eternal rest at 6:14 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2001. He moved to Plano, Texas, as a teen-ager with his family on Dec. 25, 1978. He graduated from Plano Senior High School where he and his older brother Roderic were known as the "Dynamic Duo" in basketball. During his high school career, he and Roderic played a major part in leading Plano Senior High to the state championship for the first time in the history of the school, under the leadership of Coach Mike Bridges. Ryant earned a scholarship to Abilene Christian University where he made first-team all-conference. He also played semi-pro basketball in Italy.

He is survived by his mother and father, Nyoka and Jimmy King; brothers, Roderic Greene, Jimmy King Jr., Joe McRoberts, Mitchell and Shawn Greene; sister, Lana Alford of Chicago, Ill.; maternal grandmother, Rosie Newsome; paternal grandmother, Inez King, all of South Bend; aunts, Charolette (Charles) Fulce-Watson of Bryan, Texas, Darlene Greene, Mary Louise Pruitt, Leslie King, all of South Bend, Connie (Roosevelt) Topps of Hendersonville, Tenn., Roxanne Newbill of Plano; uncles, Dwight (Marion) Fulce of South Bend, Joseph Fulce of Denton, Texas, LeRoy (Linda) King of Dallas, Texas, Jon (Lavern) King of Richmond, Va., Eugene King, Richard King, Brian King, Larry (Karen) King, all of South Bend; special friend, Linda Phillips; along with a host of relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, in Alford's Mortuary, with visitation one hour before the service. Interment will be at Highland Cemetery.