Frederick Snyder

Frederick O. Snyder of Easton died peacefully with his two daughters by his side at William Hill Manor on Thursday, July 21, 2011. He was 93. Mr. Snyder was born on August 13, 1917 in Norristown, PA, and was the son of the late, Dr. Frederick B. Snyder and Jane O. Snyder. He grew up in Ohio where he graduated from Rittman High School in 1935 and received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the Case School of Applied Science at Case University –now part of Case-Western Reserve University. During most of his professional career, Fred Snyder was employed by Worthington Pump & Machinery Corporation which, over time, merged with Studebaker and then McGraw-Edison. He held positions as District and Regional Sales Managers, Commercial Vice President, and National Marine Sales Manager for compressors prior to his retirement in 1982. After residing in Ohio, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, the Snyders relocated to Bozman in the late 1970s. Fred Snyder’s life was characterized by service to his family, church, community, and country. He was a devoted husband both to his first wife, Jean K. Snyder (whom he married in 1943 and who preceded him in death in 2001) and his second wife, Vivian Hogg Snyder, whom he married in 2002. He was also a loving father who was unwavering in his care of his daughters, pets, and garden birds. Throughout his life, Fred Snyder was an active member, warden, and vestryman of several churches including Christ Episcopal Church in St. Michaels. He served as a volunteer at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and was an active member of the Talbot County Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society, the Miles River Power Squadron, and the U. S. Navy League. During World War II Mr. Snyder completed the Navy’s V7 program and served as the Logistics Officer for Administrative Command Minecraft Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor until his discharge in 1946. With his first wife, Fred Snyder was an avid sailor and member of the Cleveland, Toms River, Miles River, and Poplar Islands Yacht Clubs and Cruising Sailors of St. Michaels. They were enthusiastic travelers and birders who ventured to many destinations in North, Central, and South America and Europe. He was especially fond of our country’s national parks. In addition to his second wife, Mr. Snyder is survived by his daughter, Karen S. Lathrop of Warwick, NY; his daughter and son-in-law, Eugenia Snyder and Guillaume Georges of Deer Harbor, WA; and his grand daughter, Priscilla L. Young of Easton, PA. A memorial service will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, July 26th, at Christ Episcopal Church in St. Michaels with private interment at Grace Church on Taylors Island. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the National Parks Conservation Association at 777 6th St., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001 (www.npca.org) or to the St. Labre Indian School at P.O. Box 216, Ashland, MT 59003 (www.stlabre.org).

Frederick Snyder

August 13, 1917 - July 21, 2011