ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: TROSCLAIR, RYAN A. 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: St. Tammany News

Published on Friday, July 30, 2010 

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Ryan A. Trosclair, born March 24, 1975, was murdered sometime between Thursday, 
July 22, and Saturday, July 24, 2010.

He is survived by his loving and devoted mother, Nancy Collier; brother, Sonny 
Trosclair; stepfather, Wayne A. Collier; father, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews 
and cousins.

His older brother Sonny and he were virtually raised by Nancy, the eldest of 
five children. She already knew a lot about raising a family. Nancy, Ryan and 
Sonny were never of means, but Nancy never failed to provide all that she could. 
The material things were modest but the love and affection were abundant and oft 
times overbearing. Nancy ruled the roost and kept things together. Keeping it 
together became her life. Little did anyone expect that two entire lives would 
be spent in a lifelong struggle to recapture the joy of a child in the body of 
drug addict.

Ryan was swallowed up like so many of the youth by the "another" world of drugs. 
It is no longer an underworld. Powerful deadly drugs have spewed into the 
mainstream. Recreational alcohol. That was the stuff of fun and frivolity for 
Ryan. After an alcohol-fueled incident while in Bossier City Ryan was injured 
and left with two broken knees. One knee worked after months of rehab. One never 
healed. Legs were not his problem. Ryan got addicted to prescription drugs. Ryan 
needed pain pills for physical pain and then for emotional pain. The spiral down 
was swift. Then, cocaine and heroin and his family know not what else. He died 
an addict. The boy died buried within him.

Ryan left a patchwork of memories of an all-American boy, charming and engaging, 
playful and bringing joy with just a smile. Memories of a caring young man 
blotched by a man losing his way. He struggled and squirmed to recover. Nancy 
spent every waking moment hanging onto each new day for a glimmer from the spark 
of the boy held hostage within the addict's body.

In accordance with Ryan's wishes, there will be no service or interment. His 
ashen remains and his eternal love and gratitude go to his mother. A private 
memorial will be held in the future. 

Donations in the name of Ryan Trosclair are appreciated to Crime Stoppers, Inc. 
P.O. Box 55249, Metairie, LA 70055 or online crimestoppersgno. org or Victims 
and Citizens Against Crime, 3814 Veterans, Memorial Blvd. Suite 206, Metairie, 
LA 70005 or St. Jude Shrine, 411 North Rampart St. New Orleans, LA 70112-3501.

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