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Ralph E. Tryka, 73, of Rio Hondo, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas, after a short battle with leukemia.
He was born in Butler, to Felix and Elsie Brown Tryka.
He graduated from Butler High School.
Ralph worked at Armco Steel Corp., until he retired in 1996.
He was a Jack-of-all-trades and could fix or repair anything.He was a fan of the Steelers, Penguins and NASCAR.Marienville, Pa., was his summer home.
Ralph was an outdoorsman.He enjoyed traveling, hunting and fishing.He loved bow hunting for elk every fall in Colorado.
Ralph was a dedicated senior softball player in several leagues in the Rio Grande Valley and in Oil City.He played several years in the Huntsman World Senior Games.
Ralph loved to joke and tease.He was honest, thoughtful and fair, and was a wonderful husband, father and friend to all.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara; a daughter, Chris Tryka; a sister, Ruth (Dave) Geurnsey;a brother, William (Wilma) Tryka; and his canine companions, Julie, Amy, Trucker and Jake.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Francis Hutchison.
TRYKA - Arrangements for Ralph E. Tryka, who died Saturday, July 25, 2020, are with Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home of Harlingen, Texas.
Memorial donations can be made to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
You are invited to sign the online guest book or leave a memory at www.buckashcraft.com.
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John P. (Rick) Hoffman Sr.
Saddened when I read Bob and Alans comments about Ralph.
Looking in the Texas paper I read with heavy heart about Ralph's passing. A friend from our days at Butler and certainly during our tenure at "The Mill" along with his wife Bard who also worked at Armco, it was always nice to hear his stories about hunting Elk in Colorado, their restaurant in Chicora, and certainly his love of riding horses. We have lost another one of the good ones. R.I.P. Ralph and may His peace be with you, Barb.