Roy Ryan Galli, age 66, passed away suddenly in his home on January 17, 2012. Ryan was born February 20, 1945, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Roy and Kelly (Ingmire) Galli. The family moved to Springfield soon thereafter, where Ryan attended public schools, graduating in 1963 from Parkview High School. An outstanding basketball player, Ryan set several school records during his play at Parkview High School, and he had the distinction of lettering in basketball at both SMS (now MSU) and Drury College (now Drury University), where he was captain of the Drury basketball team. In addition to being a stellar athlete, Ryan was a serious academic, ultimately receiving his A.B. in Business Administration and Economics from Drury in 1967, graduating Magna Cum Laude with honors. A well-liked and active member of the student body, he was president of his senior class, a member of Omicron Delta Kappa leadership fraternity, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha social fraternity and a member of the Seven Sages. He received the Ernest R. Breech Award for outstanding student in the Breech School of Business Administration and was awarded the prestigious Danforth Foundation Grant for Masters Study. He completed his graduate study for a Masters Degree in Business Administration at Harvard Business School in 1969. Upon graduation from Harvard, Ryan embarked upon a long and successful career in banking. After beginning his banking career as President of the Bank of Waverly, Waverly, MO, Ryan became well known as a banker who could develop and nurture community banks. He was involved in chartering the Community Bank of Marshall, Marshall, MO where he served as CEO. Ryan also served as CEO of the Bank of Blackburn, Blackburn, MO and President of Army National Bank, Leavenworth, KS. In addition, Ryan served on the Boards of Directors of numerous other banks. Those who knew Ryan well will always remember his deep and abiding passion for history and art, his love of literature, language and the craft of writing, and his constant-and often eccentric-sense of humor. Ryan was saved at High Street Baptist Church and was a member of Seminole Baptist Temple at the time of his death. Ryan was predeceased by his parents, Roy and Kelly Galli, Jr. and his son, Gregory Ryan Galli. He is survived by his wife, Diana Ferrell Galli (his high school sweetheart who he married in 1966), his daughter, Stacie Genevieve Galli, his son, Geoffrey Travis Galli, and his granddaughter, Cheryl Ann Galli. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2012 at Seminole Baptist Temple with Pastor Don Baier presiding. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home from 5 to 6:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Seminole Baptist Temple Building Fund, 4221 S. National, Springfield, MO 65810.