Mike Ryan was not only a coach at Emerald City FC, he was also a teacher of soccer, leaving his mark on the club and creating great memories for the club's coaches and players alike.
A large measure of the respect and admiration that follows Mike Ryan can be seen by reading the local and national articles written in his honour.
Here are some of those articles
http://goalwa.wordpress.com/2012/11/21/state-soccer-founder-legend-mike-ryan-passes-away/
http://seattletimes.com/html/soundersfcblog/2019766017_mike_ryan_perhaps_the_principa.html
http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2012/11/Mike-Ryan-Passes-Away-at-77.aspx