found: The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio, 2001: CIP t.p. (Terry Ryan) BL AL sent 12 Feb. 2002
found: Biog. resource center (Contemp. authors), Jan. 13, 2005 (Terry Ryan; b. ca. 1947, Defiance, Ohio; San Francisco Chronicle: book reviewer and writer of "T. O. Sylvester" comic strip, 1983-99)
found: U.S. copyright file, Jan. 13, 2005 (Ryan, Terry, 1946-; T.O. Sylvester [pseud. of Terry Ryan & Sylvia Mollick])
found: New York times WWW site, May 18, 2007 (Terry Ryan; d. Wednesday [May 16, 2007], San Francisco, aged 60; wrote the book The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio, about how her mother kept her family financially afloat by winning jingle contests)