Now and Then: a biography

Ryder Jones was a man of many talents. He tragically died at the young age of 34. On a sunny beach in southern California, Ryder owned a huge mansion; when he died he was living in the Empire State Building: New York. Ryder was always aware of death and wrote his will at the age of 27. He joined the army at 16 and fought in Korea at 18.

At a young age Ryder’s mother passed away from eating a lethal poisonous mushroom named: the Death Cap; this mushroom can kill instantly. Whilst his father was mourning, Ryder would often walk miles and miles, just for fun! In fact Ryder once walked up to 39 miles at the age of 10! As time passed on Ryder’s father would often drink; eventually it became an obsession and he would often drink a full bottle of wine in a night. One night Ryder had just got in from a long walk, when Ryder’s dad hit him over the head and started screaming at the poor boy. Another time his dad threw a full bottle of whisky at the wall!  His dad would often go away on trips with his mates leaving Ryder to struggle on.

After his childhood trauma, at just the age of 16, Ryder joined the army. He trained for two years and fought in Korea in 1985, when on an island in Korea, bombs got dropped and lots of men would have died if wasn’t for Ryder’s heroic act of carrying men down to the beach of the once deserted island. After this, Ryder got awarded the Medal of Honour and met President Reagan.

As the earth turned slowly, Ryder become more and more famous and was asked to star in his very own TV show in 1991. He was regarded by many to be one of the greatest soldiers that ever lived. On his TV show he interviewed current soldiers about their previous experience in the war.  He was sure to have the whole nation wiping away their tears every Saturday night. In the year of 2001, Ryder felt he had enough money to buy America itself. His career in show business came to a halt on New Year’s Eve. Feeling the urge for a run, Ryder stepped foot on to the roads of America and kept running for a staggering 6 months exactly! He had got hundreds of people before hand to sponsor him and he eventually rose just over $15,000!  “Be yourself,” he once said “it’s your life not anyone else’s.”  Ryder said this just one week before he died in the tragic incident of the Twin Towers. The world watched in horror as Ryder’s life was taken from the stampede of smoke and fire. But Ryder’s life will NEVER be forgotten.

 

By Grace J  Yr6