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I was bothered when I heard the news of Ryan’s passing. My family is from West Chester, and a few of my cousins went to school with a few of the Jackass guys. I was bothered by the fact that such a young life was taken so early. I was reminded of how precious life can be as well as how the decisions we make(no matter how small), can change lives permanently. 5 years ago I was nearly killed by a drunk driver. I was heading home one night when a car driven by a drunk driver(over twice the legal limit) traveling at a high rate of speed crossed over into my lane and collided with me head on, totalling my car. My hand went through the windshield, and I injured my knees and back. It was over 2 weeks before I could stand back up on my own two feet, and 6 months of physical therapy to recover. I lost my job as a result of the accident.

We’re all human and make mistakes, but what probably seemed like such a small decision on that drivers part, getting into that car with 3 other individuals-driving drunk and colliding with me, could’ve killed all of us. My car was flung into a guard rail. Had our speeds been any higher, my car would’ve rolled down an embankment. By chance, I had the opportunity to speak to the driver over the phone. No remorse, and she didn’t seem to understand the gravity. This was her 2nd DUI, and third car accident. For her, it sucks to think that history will probably repeat itself unless they take her license away…. My view on life changed after this incident. I hope that Dunn’s passing makes us call question our mortality as well as the decisions we make. At 28, I have a family that relies on me. Not for one second to do I lose sight of that. The headlines would’ve been far different had that car struck other oncoming vehicles. Luckily, that didn’t happen.

It’s my sincerest hope that this incident-accident, and the premature death of a young guy, shows us all how short life can be, and how we shouldn’t take it for granted. It’s a damn shame when you think about it….

~Joe (D.C.)

Ryan,

It has been over three months; I still think of you everyday. I know you are looking down on your friends and family with that smile that warmed so many of your fan’s hearts.

I’ve been thinking a lot, about life lately. And no, not these random negative thoughts, but positive. I just wanted the world to understand

I remember the night before the bad news, I felt like listening to Razorblade Romance by H.I.M. before I went to bed, I fell asleep listening to it. I awoke the following morning, checking the text messages on my phone cuz I’m subscribed to numerous people on my twitter, & when I began checking messages, I started reading messages from people like The 69 Eyes, Johnny Knoxville, SteveO, just numerous people, saying “RIP Ryan Dunn”. I thought it was all a joke, so I started looking Ryan up on wikipedia, it said he died June 20th, 2011 at 3:30a.m. I couldn’t believe it. I checked yahoo news, they had new stories on there, I checked TMZ, news stories about him on there. I broke down. I couldn’t believe it. I really couldn’t believe it. The entire day I was distraught, my mom wondered what was wrong with me, I told her, & she was only slightly shocked. She has no idea how long I watched Ryan & the rest of the CKY & Jackass crew on TV, since I was 12 years old. I can never cry if a family member dies, but Ryan’s different, I actually cried, along with several million other people.
I got a text from twitter saying there was going to be a tribute show on SiriusXM at 6p.m. for Ryan. I went to get my radio turned on, & the antenna was cut off my radio. Like any real fan would do, I got money out of my account, & went on a mission to get a replacement antenna for my radio.
With 5 minutes to spare, I made it back to the house, got my antenna hooked up, & brought my radio to the living room so everyone could hear the tribute show.
As the show ended, I broke down again, I remembered telling my mother “I will NEVER be able to recover from this”. As time went on, more stories popped up, videos of Bam Margera having a meltdown on the local news, that hurt to see that on the internet.
August 7th, I got a portrait of Ryan Dunn tattooed on my leg, so now, he will forever be on my leg, for me to see every day.
A week or so ago, there was a video on youtube of a memorium at the emmy awards, & Ryan was mentioned in it, that just hurt so bad to still see that, after 3 months!
Now I sit here, remembering all the funny times I’ve had watching Ryan & everyone else on TV, their goal: making the world smile at their antics, they succeeded, & I hope nothing drastically changes because of this.

Thank you for reading this, I’m glad you took time out of your life to read my reaction to all of this. Ryan, you will NEVER be forgotten, you will be forever in my heart, & on my leg, & you will forever be in my mind. We all loved you Ryan. <3

I was a huge fan back durning viva la bam and all the jackass movies. Sadly I did not know what happened until the roast of Charlie sheen. (kinda harsh way to find out) I was truly sad to me when I found out infact it bothered me for a few days even still I have this sadness which is unexplainable seeing that I never knew you personally. Well maybe I did in a way. I knew the funny crazy guy that did just about anything for a good time and a laugh! I may have never met you but you sure were a hell of a guy and glad you were there to put a smile on our faces! My heart goes out to your family and friends and especially your best friend bam for I know he is probably still missing you greatly and I am sure it is truly hard. But for the kind of guy u seemed to be you will live on threw bams heart and certainly ours.
Love you Dunn!

Katharine

I just finished watching Living Will. I have to say Ryan did an amazing job. As usual, he made me laugh so hard I almost cried. But he also showed a more serious side of himself in the movie. Ryan was truly talented in many ways. I think that it is a good piece to remember him by. I miss him very much. I love you Ryan, I know you are rockin the afterlife!

Brittny