Ryan Samuel Johnson, 23, of Henderson, Kentucky, passed away Monday, October 1, 2018, at his home.

He was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church.  He graduated from Holy Name School and Henderson County High School.  Ryan also attended the University of Kentucky and was currently attending University of Southern Indiana pursuing a degree in computer programming.  He was employed by the Henderson County School System at the Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center.  Ryan was a member of the Evansville E-Sports Community.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Preston Allen Johnson, Sr.; his uncle, Allan VanMeter; and his cousins, Patrick Hite and Alex Knoebel.

Survivors include his parents, Stephen and Becky Johnson of Henderson, Kentucky; his brother, Wil Johnson of Henderson, Kentucky; his grandparents, Patty and George Day, Suzanne Johnson, and Jerry and Robbin Pippin, all of Henderson, Kentucky; aunts and uncles, Christi Pippin, Gina Day, Michelle and Chuck Webb, Thomas Wayne Pippin, and Pennye Johnson VanMeter, all of Henderson, Kentucky, and Preston Allen Johnson, Jr., and his wife, Jenny, Amber and Rusty Chambers, and Jennifer Hust, all of Evansville, Indiana; and cousins, Tyler Pippin, Lauren and Maddie Butler, Chase Tillotson, Cody Webb, Rachel and Jason Thienes, Isaac VanMeter, David Farmer, Jessica Winn, Hillary Clanan, Ginger Grantham, and Amanda Miller.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church.  Father J. Edward Bradley will officiate.  Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and until 1 p.m. Friday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home where prayers will be said at 6 p.m. Thursday by Father Larry McBride.

Pallbearers will be Wil Johnson, Tyler Pippin, Preston Allen Johnson, Jr., Warren Lancaster, Alex Owens, Nate Thomas, Carson Thomas, and Dalton Inge.

Contributions may be made to National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in memory of Ryan's cousin, Patrick Hite. Donations by check should be made out and mailed to Vibrant Emotional Health, 50 Broadway, FI 19, New York, New York 10004, or at www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org .