Jennifer "Jenni" Ryan was born on June 4, 1974 at St. Josephs Hospital in Joliet, Illinois. She became engaged to Gene Joseph Ryan, Jr. of Joliet, IL on Valentines Day, 1996, and wed on July 12, 1997 at St. Mary's Nativity Church in Joliet, IL. The couple currently resides in Cresthill, IL with their children; Samantha Ann Bosi and Timothy John Ryan, and two birds; John Smith and Pocohontas and four fish.