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Snyder, David C.
David C. Snyder, 77, of Deland, Fla., passed away at home on Aug. 24, 2013, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Sandra J. Snyder; children, Dana Snyder, Barbra Szczesniak, Susan Nicholson and Mark McCune; grandchildren, Blake and Casey Cutler; and brother, John Snyder.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Gary Snyder; and sister, Judy Snyder.
Dave was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on July 22, 1936, the eldest child of Dorothy and Charles Snyder. He was a member of the Roosevelt High School class of 1954 and proudly served in the United States Marine Corps from 1954 to 1956. He resided primarily in southern California in the 1960s and 1970s where he studied plumbing design at Valley College and UCLA and worked as a design engineer at several major firms. In 1977, Dave married his beloved Sandy, his high school sweetheart, and they relocated back to Iowa in 1978. After nearly 15 years of dedicated service to the Cedar Rapids Transit Department, he retired in 1998. He relocated to Florida shortly thereafter, where he remained healthy and active until being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in May 2013. Dave loved trout fishing, playing pool, travel and jazz music.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network by visiting www.pancan.org.
A celebration of life will be held in Cedar Rapids later this year.
Published Aug. 25, 2013 in The Gazette
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