RIP, Ryan Class

 Some years before enrolling in Veteran's benefits, Dave was in need of help negotiating our front steps, which had never had a  railing. We sought help from TRIP, a Rensselaer County agency which provided certain services for homes in Rensselaer County. *  The representative, carpenter, who showed up at our house was Ryan Class. He engaged with Dave and soon built a front entry railing, and not of  the plain ordinary sort, but one with attractive carved spindles. The railing was certainly a help, but Dave felt it could better suit his needs in some way. Ryan worked with him and atached a supplemental section to the top of the rail. Perfect now. He asked Dave if there was anything else he could  do for him and Dave admitted he also had some difficulty navigating the steps to the deck of the swimming pool. Ryan Class fashioned additional support rails atop the old. Dave really appreciated the special improvements so agreeably implemented. Ryan left Trip soon after, and we were no longer eligible for that program anyway,

but I always remembered his kindness and good nature in working with Dave.

* As I recall, the homeowner paid for the materials, and the labor was at no cost.