Fredrick Reinhardt Snyder ’39

Fred died Oct. 21, 2006, at Reading (Pa.) Hospital after suffering a sudden, massive cranial bleed. Although he had diabetes for several years, he was active and in generally good health right up to the time of his death.

Fred was born in Reading and lived there all his life. After graduating from Princeton he attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He also attended Harvard Law School and served in the Army Signal Corps in the South Pacific. He was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1943, Berks County Court of Common Pleas in 1943, U.S. District Court in 1966, and the Supreme Court of the United States in 1968. He was associated with various local law firms until he founded his own office in 1968, continuing to work there until his retirement in 2004. He served as secretary of the Princeton Alumni Association of Eastern Pennsylvania, and worked for many other civic organizations.

Fred married Marian Knabb Schaffer in 1966. Together they traveled extensively, visiting more than 70 countries in 39 trips throughout the world. Marian survives, and we offer her our sincere sympathy.