Founding Member of Broken Hope Ryan Stanek Dies AtV March 5, 2015 News Sad and shocking news arrive from the Broken Hope camp. Their original drummer and co-founder Ryan Syenak has passed away at the young age of 42 years old. Syenak co-founded the band with guitarist Jeremy Wagner and vocalist Joe Ptacek (who committed suicide in 2010) and he also designed the death metallers first ever logo. R.I.P.
