Donald Ryan Reeb was born in Colombia, Maryland on the fifth of January in the year 1980. Donald became known to most by his middle name, Ryan, for which he was named after his older brother who died during infancy. He later became professionally known as D. Ryan which led to many humorous mailings addressed to Dr. Yan. During his childhood, he and his family moved cross-country about seven times before settling in the suburban wonderland known as Coral Springs, Florida. His father was a construction manager who was brought to South Florida by the massive Outlet mall project which came to be known as Sawgrass Mills Mall. Meanwhile, Reeb was making the most of his formative high school years by playing in bands Last Minute and Forever and a Day. Reeb planned shows and tours for both bands utilizing his uncanny people skills and trustworthy minivan. After a number of years and a series of unfortunate events, including the cliché irreconcilable differences and drug abuse, Reeb's life as b