Daniel Snyder Obituary

Daniel Clarence (Dan) Snyder, devoted husband, beloved father, and foster grandfather, passed away on
October 17, 2024, at the age of 67 after a lengthy illness with dementia. Dan was born on January 16,
1957, in Parkersburg, West Virginia and was the youngest of five children born to Clarence and Elizabeth
(Betty) Snyder.
Dan met Sondra (Crane) Snyder, his wife of 39 years, in 1984 and they married in Washington, DC in
1985. They enjoyed a long and happy life together raising their family in Northern Virginia. He was the
family's official chili maker and grill expert, and he made great breakfast pancakes or scrambled eggs for
the children on school days.
Dan was a long-time resident of Northern Virginia residing in Arlington, Springfield, and lastly Fairfax
Station, Virginia. He graduated from West Virginia University with both bachelor's and master's degrees
in accounting and was a 1993 graduate of George Washington University Law School. He started his
career as an accountant with Arthur Andersen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After graduating from law
school, he worked as a corporate attorney for several public companies including, MCI, NiSource,
Columbia Energy, Bell Canada Enterprises, Teleglobe, and Century Link/Lumen Technologies until his
retirement in 2018.
He was a Boy Scout Leader and was the Scout Master of Troop 1515 in Alexandria, Virginia for several
years when his sons were Scouts. He enjoyed camping, hiking, caving, campfire cooking and many other
outdoor activities with the Troop.
"Captain" Dan was a proud member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity during his years at West Virginia
University serving as Treasurer and later President of the Fraternity. He helped some of his brothers get
jobs at the Mountainlair where he worked as the night supervisor during college. He enjoyed PIKE golf
outings with his fraternity brothers for many years. He was well known for being a devoted Pittsburgh
sports fan and especially loved the Pirates, Steelers, and Penguins. His love for attending or watching
WVU football games and all the Pittsburgh sports teams continued throughout his life.
He is survived by his wife Sondra, two sons, Mark and William (Will) Snyder of Fairfax Station, Virginia,
a foster daughter, Emily Wiggins of Keithville, Louisiana, two foster grandchildren, Charlie and
Beckham, a brother, John Snyder (Sally) of Pigeon, West Virginia, two sisters Carol Snyder of
Parkersburg, West Virginia and Frances Snyder of Dagsboro, Delaware, brothers-in-law, Charles Crane
(Kim) of Houston, Texas, Larry Crane (Donna) of Shreveport, Louisiana, sisters-in-law Beverly Albritton
(Brad) of Shreveport, Louisiana, Nancy Mumaw (Ed) of Frederick, Maryland and Linda Woods (Paul) of
Booneville, Missouri and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Clarence
and Betty Snyder, a brother David Snyder and his father-in-law and mother-in-law Frank and Sarah (Nell)
Crane.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Alzheimer's Association, Insight Memory Care
Center, 3952 Pender Dr., Unit 100, Fairfax, VA 22030, St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church, or the
charity of your choice.
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