William Lewis "Lew" Ryder, MDWilliam Lewis "Lew" Ryder, MD, 90, of Lake Charles passed away at 1:05 AM on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 in his residence.Dr. Ryder was born on March 5, 1926 in Alexandria. After graduating from Bolton HS in Alexandria, La., he enlisted in the final Army Cavalry Unit. He intended to become a psychoanalyst in 1944 during his WWII military service. He attended Louisiana College and graduated with honors in 1950, followed by LSU Medical School in New Orleans and graduating in 1954. He then interned at N. La. Hospital & Clinic in Shreveport from 1954-1955, was in general practice of medicine & surgery in Alexandria, La., from 1955-1962 during which time he was also elected Coroner of Rapides Parish filling that post from 1960-1962. He was fortunate enough in 1962 to gain a National Institute of Mental Health Grant at the Philadelphia Psychiatric Center to begin his psychiatric training which he completed in 1965. Dr. Ryder continued his training at Emory University Psychoanalytic Training Institute in Atlanta, Ga, between 1965-1968, during which time he began private psychiatric practice there between 1965-1972. Thereafter, Dr. Ryder moved his practice to Shreveport between 1972-1989.Dr. Ryder was hospital Medical Director of River North Treatment Center in Pineville, La., from 1989-1993, which housed a Christian-oriented Rapha ("God Heals") Unit. From 1989 to the present, he worked as psychiatrist/psychoanalyst in varying capacities, including Medical Director, Clinical Director, Director of Psychiatric Services at several different facilities throughout Central and South Louisiana. He was affiliated with Christian Counseling, VOA, Resource Management Services, Healthy You Social Services, NHS-Human Services, Capitol City Family Health Center, and Stonebridge Behavioral Health. Between '68 and '70, having become somewhat disillusioned by the trends of psychiatry and medicine in general, he decided to pursue his entrepreneurial interests more fully.After several years of God's having been working in his life, having had his salvation since age 9, and with a powerful moving of the Holy Spirit upon him, he acknowledged Jesus not only as Savior but as Lord of his life in 1974 and committed his life to Christ.Since that date he committed to and prayerfully studied God's Word. He began teaching Sunday School classes and Bible study groups and in more formal academic situations such as monitoring graduate courses of seminary. He led and participated in many seminars relating to the problems of everyday living for the Christian. In '86 he taught the "Psychology of Religion," an Associate of Divinity course of the N. O. Baptist Theological Seminary through the Broadmoor Baptist Bible Institute. In '87-'88 he again taught "Sociology from a Christian Perspective" to the same level students. The focus of this two-semester course was to correlate the secular perspective with the differences involved from a Christian perspective.More specifically, however, during the last 45 years, he has been endeavoring, through the grace of God, correlating the valid psychological principles with the spiritual principles of the Bible. This resulted in him focusing his practice as "Psychoanalysis and Psychiatric Counseling Founded in Biblical Principles." He published a book entitled "Why J. R.?" which used the T.V. program "Dallas" as a vehicle addressing the problem of the religion of Humanism and its impact on our culture. It also addressed the problem of anxiety and depression for Christians. Dr. Ryder was preparing two manuscripts for publication entitled "A Theoretical Construct for Christian Psychiatry" and the other tentatively named "God Ain't Stupid and He Ain't Impractical." Each has as its goal to help both Christians and non-Christians come to a personal experiential understanding of Who God is in Christ Jesus.Those left to cherish her memory are five daughters, Cheryl Ryder Brightwell of Lake Charles, Janis Ryder Bosley (Howard) of Lake Charles, Annette Ryder of Atlanta, Ga, Brenda Ryder of Lake Charles, and Alycia Ryder Griffiths (Lenny) of Cisco, Tx; four sons, William Lewis "Buddy" Ryder, Jr of Burbank, Ca, Robert Ryder (Stephanie) of Lake Charles, Garrett Ryder, MD (Angela) of Lake Charles, and Darryl Ryder of Moss Bluff; many other adopted sons and daughters; two sisters, Billie Ruth Ryder Koch of Lawrenceville, Ga and Evelyn Hope Ryder Calhoun of Mansfield, La; nineteen grandchildren; and fourteen great grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his wife, Lelia "Tee" Fant Ryder and his parents, Janie and William L. Ryder.A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 5, 2017 in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Ronnie Burke will officiate. Burial will follow in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Saturday from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM and will resume on Sunday from 11:00 AM until the start of the service.Words of comfort to the family may be expressed at www. johnsonfuneralhome.net.