George SNYDER

1940 - 2017

SNYDER, Jr., George Walter King July 8, 1940 February 17, 2017 George Walter King Snyder, Jr., age 76, a longtime resident of Decatur, Georgia, died February 17, 2017. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, and lived in Chicago, Portland, Oregon, and Santa Fe and Albuquerque New Mexico before moving to the Atlanta area. He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and later graduated from the University of Alabama in Birmingham with a bachelor's degree in Physics. He is survived by his long-time friend, Peggy Hendrix, his son, Andrew Graver Snyder (Claire), his sister, Dale Snyder Holditch (John), his niece, Phyllis Holditch Niolon (Trey), nephew Stanley Holditch (Amy), grand-nieces Emmeline and Lucy Niolon, grand-nephew Duncan Holditch, and his former wife and Andrew's mother, Liz Bryant. George spent the bulk of his legal career in the public sector. He was the Intergovernmental Relations Director for the New Mexico Attorney General. Since moving to Georgia, he served as attorney in various public service capacities including Assistant District Attorney for Fulton County. Staff Attorney for the Georgia General Assembly, and Staff Attorney to the Honorable Johnny Panos in DeKalb County. He was a member of the Bar in Illinois, Oregon, New Mexico, and Georgia. He was one of the authors of Georgia Appellate Practice, the authoritative work on legal procedure in the Georgia courts. He was a member of the Harvard Alumni Association of Georgia and the DeKalb County Bar Association. He was an enthusiastic dancer and caller with the Chattahoochee Country Dancers, and religiously studied the guitar each week. George loved to travel and had visited every continent except Antarctica, culminating in a final trip with Peggy to visit his son in South America. A memorial celebration of his life will be held in the spring. George may be remembered by a donation to American Cancer Society. He chose to have his body donated to Emory University School of Medicine.