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Ryan B Praver 1984 - 2000

Ryan Burton Praver was born on April 12, 1984 in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California United States, and died at age 16 years old on November 26, 2000 at Maui Memorial Medical Center (across) in Kahului, Maui County, HI. Ryan Praver was buried at Valley Isle Memorial Park in Haiku.
Ryan Burton Praver
Ryan Burton Praver
April 12, 1984
Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, United States
November 26, 2000
Maui Memorial Medical Center (across) in Kahului, Maui County, Hawaii, 96732, United States
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Ryan Burton Praver's History: 1984 - 2000

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  • Introduction

    Ryan was born to Lori and Stephen Praver. He had a sister Tori and his grandparents were Joe and Barbara Boggio and Edwin and Joan Praver. He was also survived by his great-grandmoter Irma Bergsrud. A student at Lahainaluna High School, Ryan excelled in school and had plans to attend college. He tragically died in Maui Memorial Medical Center after a head-on collision. See Students try to deal with crash deaths for details.
  • 04/12
    1984

    Birthday

    April 12, 1984
    Birthdate
    Palm Springs, Riverside County, California United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Caucasian
  • Nationality & Locations

    United States
  • Early Life & Education

    High school
  • Religious Beliefs

    Catholic
  • Professional Career

    Ryan was an exceptional student. He skipped a grade, was taking an advanced placement class in English at Lahainaluna High School, and had plans to attend college in the continental United States.
  • Personal Life & Family

    Ryan was involved with Maui Motocross and the Lahainaluna High School Surf Club. In fact, he had only been surfing for about a year before he began entering into local surf competitions.
  • 11/26
    2000

    Death

    November 26, 2000
    Death date
    head-on collision on Honoapi'ilani Highway
    Cause of death
    Maui Memorial Medical Center (across) in Kahului, Maui County, Hawaii 96732, United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Valley Isle Memorial Park in Haiku, Maui County, Hawaii United States
    Burial location
  • Obituary

    The following appeared in The Honolulu Advertiser on Thursday November 30th 2000 on page 20: RYAN BURTON PRAVER, 16, of Kāʻanapali, Maui, died Nov. 26, 2000. Born in Palm Springs, Calif. A member of Maui Motocross and the Lahaina-luna High School Surf Club. Survived by parents, Stephen and Lori; sister, Tori; grandparents, Joe and Barbara Boggio, and Edwin and Joan Praver; great-grandmother, Irma Bergsrud. Service held, with cremation following. Arrangement by Ballard Family Mortuary, Maui.
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Ryan Praver - Lahainalua High School
Ryan Praver - Lahainalua High School
Ryan Praver was a senior at Lahainaluna High School when he lost his life in a crash in west Maui. This photo appeared in a newspaper article published on November 28th 2000 in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

For a full transcription of the article see: Students try to deal with crash deaths
Date & Place: at ​Lahainaluna High School 980 Lahainaluna Rd, in Lahaina, Maui County, Hawaii 96761, United States
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Students try to deal with crash deaths
The following appeared in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on Tuesday November 28th 2000 on page 3. It was written by Gary T. Kubota, a Maui correspondent.

Lahainaluna High School offers counseling following Sunday's head-on wreck that killed two.

LAHAINA - Lahainaluna High School senior Ryan Praver was an exceptional student. Trini Schoener had a generous heart - so much so that she worked as a volunteer in the Baldwin High School administrative office before her graduation this year.

Police investigators are looking into the cause of the crash in west Maui that killed both of them Sunday afternoon and awaiting the results of toxicology tests. Police said the car Praver was driving was traveling west on Honoapiilani Highway and tried to overtake several cars when it struck a four-wheel drive vehicle head-on.

Police investigators said that according to a witness, the car was traveling about 50-55 miles an hour between the Lahaina pali and Olowalu, where the speed limit is 45 miles an hour.

Schoener's mother, Karen, said Praver showed up at her family's house and needed a ride home to west Maui. She said her daughter was tired and let Praver drive the Schoener family car to return home. "She was always helping those who needed help," Karen Schoener said. "She was a real good daughter."

Some 75 students gathered in the Lahainaluna High auditorium to undergo counseling yesterday. "We're trying to provide the support that's necessary to go through grieving," Lahainaluna Principal Michael Nakano said. Nakano said many students were writing letters to Praver's parents.

Praver, 16, was such good student that he had skipped a grade and was taking an advanced placement class in English. "He was so well read. He was a very gifted young man," said Carol Jung, the school's student services coordinator. "It's such a heartache. He had so much to offer. He had so many wonderful qualities. It's a loss to the student body. I felt he was a model for others to look up to."

Jung said Praver had been surfing for only about a year before he began entering local competitions. "That takes courage, drive and ambition," she said.

Lahainaluna counselor Leo Delatori said Praver had taken honors classes and was planning to attend college. "He was looking at school on the mainland," Delatori said. Philip Gilbert, who taught Schoener in her junior and senior years, described her as someone who always thought of others. "She worked at the registrar's office, helping with filing," he said. "To me she was just a sweet, young lady."

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Ryan B Praver
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A photo of the grave of Ryan B. Praver in Hawaii
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A photo of Ryan and his sister Tori added to Find A Grave by "Never Forgotten 1914"
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