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Ryan's Mother was the mom of the late Ryan James.

Biography[]

Little is known about her life. In the late 1980s, she gave birth to a son named Ryan. At some later point, she married James Gibson, a career criminal. She passed away some time prior to 2002, leaving Ryan in the care of James (and his new wife, Debra Burch).

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Notes[]

  • The character's name was never established. In Stray, there is no reference to Ryan's biological father. It is unknown if she was married to Ryan's biological father (and he died prior to her marrying James Gibson), or became pregnant out of wedlock (and had Ryan as a single mother). In the case of the former, "James" would have been the last name of Ryan's biological father. It is also unknown, in such a scenario, if Ryan's mother took his name, or kept her own.
  • It is unknown if Ryan's mother was aware of his telepathy, or if he developed it (which was a side effect of a brain tumor, rather than a power that he was born with) after she died.
  • The character only appears in a photograph, with her arms around Ryan. The name of the actual woman in the photograph, with Ryan Kelley, is unknown.
  • It was never established if Ryan's mother knew of the checkered past of James Gibson.
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