Alan Ramsey

Alan Ramsey, a character in the Open Heart series, is Dr. Ethan Ramsey's father. He makes his first appearance in Book 2, Chapter 2.

Appearance
Alan has blue-gray eyes, gray hair, and tan skin. He has a light beard and mustache over his face. He wears a red and white plaid shirt under a light blue jacket, and blue jeans.

Background
Alan has been a cable repairman for thirty-five years, and his dedication to his job is opposite his son's. Despite that, Alan says he couldn't ask for a better son. Ethan studied hard, did his homework, did his chores, and found summer jobs.

Book 2

 * Chapter 2: The Interns
 * Chapter 3: What's Done Is Done
 * Chapter 8: Fair Game (Determinant)
 * Chapter 19: One Last Case

Book 3

 * Chapter 9: Build Up (Mentioned; Determinant)

Louise Ramsey
Louise is Alan's ex-wife. She left him and Ethan twenty-five years ago. He searched for her and called the police; when they found her, she told them that she was dumping him and one of the police officers laughed. In Chapter 3, it is assumed Louise reached out to speak to Alan again, because she asked him to relay a message to their son - that she wanted to talk to him.

Ethan Ramsey
In Book 1, Chapter 8 's premium scene, Ethan says he is not close to his family; his parents didn't approve or help him become a doctor. This changes in Book 2 when he mentions that he visits his father is father every month in Providence, Rhode Island, where they hail from.

According to Alan, Ethan believes everything follows a set of rules and has always loved to solve mysteries. When he was a teenager, he considered becoming a cop because he liked to play detective but chose in the end to become a doctor. While Alan wanted him to become a basketball player due to his height, Alan told him that he would be proud of Ethan even if the younger man was a poor chef making bad pancakes.

Ethan's feelings towards his father are mixed. Although he loves Alan, part of him was very angry at his father because his father eventually forgave his mother for abandoning them. By Book 3, Ethan appears to have a better relationship with his father. He mentions that Alan has recently joined a bowling league and won't stop talking about it.

Your Character
At Edenbrook's free community clinic -which is busier than the emergency room- you run into the stranger who asks you where he can find a list of doctors working. You ask if you can help him but he walks away and you're unable to follow. You find out his identity in Chapter 3, where it is revealed that he is Ethan's father. If you help him find Ethan, he tells you about himself and about Ethan. When you bring Alan to Ethan, the older man tells Ethan that his mother wants to talk to him.

Trivia

 * The surname Ramsey is of Old English and means "island of wild garlic" or "low-lying land".
 * He share the same forename as Alan Park from the High School Story: Class Act series.