Dr. M. Garry Schnappinger, Jr.

Garry Schnappinger of Centreville, MD died at the Queen Anne’s Hospice Center, Centreville on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. He was 69. Born October 29, 1942 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late, Melvin G. Schnappinger Sr. and Anna Schnappinger. Following graduation from Catonsville High School, Class of 1960, he earned a B.S. in 1965 and an M.S. in 1967 in Agronomy from the University of Maryland and a PH.D. in 1970 in Soil Fertility from Virginia Tech. He joined Geigy Agricultural Chemicals in 1970 as a Field Research Representative conducting field trials and coordinating university research in crop protectants such as herbicides and fungicides in the mid-Atlantic area. Areas of responsibility also included new product introduction and technical consulting with all levels of the farm supply trade. Continued in field research through several mergers in which the company came to be known as Geigy>Ciba-Geigy>Ciba>Novartis>Syngenta. Retired from Syngenta Crop Protection as a Senior Field Research Scientist in October 2001. He continued to work part-time as a consultant for Syngenta Crop Protection. He was a member of the Queen Anne’s County Transition Team-2006, Queen Anne’s County Economic Development Commission – 2004 to the present, serving as Chairman of the EDC Agricultural Task Force-2004, Treasurer- 2006-2010 and Vice Chair-2010- present. He was a 4-H leader from 1979 to the present; Served a year as Queen Anne’s County Fair Chairman; was a Maryland 4-H All Star; was on the Maryland 4-H Foundation Board of Directors-1988-2002; the Management Committee, 4-H Horse Program, North American International; Livestock Exposition, Louisville, KY,-1997-1998; Maryland 4-H Family of the Year in 1989 and a 4-H Park Board Member from 1987-1990. In addition he was on the Board of Directors of the Queen Anne’s Museum of Eastern Shore Life from 1995-2001 where he was the Chairman from 1998-2001; was President of the Queen Anne’s Railroad Society from 2009- Present; Chairman of numerous committees of the Northeastern Weed Science Society where he was also a member of the Board of Directors and served as Vice President and President in 1980; received a Distinguished Member Award in 1992 and the Outstanding Researcher Award in 1999 and also was author and co-author on numerous presented papers. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Weed Science Society of America. He was a Certified Crop Advisor; served on the Maryland Governors Pesticide Council from 1980-2002 and held offices in several state and regional agricultural associations and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Delaware-Maryland Plant Food Association where he had served as President. Mr. Schnappinger is survived by his wife of 45 years, Anne Fritz Schnappinger; two daughters, Amy Schnappinger of Catonsville and Lee Schnappinger of Centreville, MD and a sister, Bettie Gross of Baltimore. A visitation will be held at the funeral home in Centreville on Sunday September 16, 2012 from 2:00 – 4:00 PM and 6:00 – 8:00 PM. The family wishes to have time, so they can visit with relatives and friends after the service for a time of fellowship. Therefore due to the logisitics, the graveside service will be held 1st on Monday 10:00 AM at Lakeview Memorial Park,2724 Liberty Road, Sykesville, MD, September 17, 2012. Then the memorial serivce will follow on Monday at 1PM at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Centreville, , September 17, 2012 Contributions may be made to the Queen Anne’s County Railroad Society, P.O. Box 421, Centreville, MD 21617 or to the Goodwill Fire Company, 212 Broadway, Centreville, MD 21617.

Dr. M. Garry Schnappinger, Jr.

October 29, 1942 - September 11, 2012