In 1999 when we started building Spring Creek Farm, our son, Ryan, inspired us to open a café inside the General Store. Ryan, a cooking natural, always liked to please everyone with great food, fun and happiness. In 2003, just before Christmas, Ryan was diagnosed with a rare cancer, Osteosarcoma. He had been misdiagnosed for about a year before we learned about this cancer which eventually took his life. On December 11, 2008 at 21, Ryan passed away leaving behind his own legacy. Fulfilling one of his wishes, we have opened Son’s Café in honor and memory of Ryan. Ryan wanted people to be educated about the disease that took his life in hopes of helping to save another child. Through his misdiagnosis, the importance of an early diagnosis is the message he wanted to spread. He also wanted to help other kids with cancer to have the opportunity to go to college. As a result, the Ryan L. Mahoney Scholarship Fund was organized with Ryan’s counsel before he passed away. To make a donation, please go to www.rlmmf.com.

Ryan will forever be missed. These are just a few of the ways he lives on today sharing the life he lived with all of us.