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William Snow Obituary

William D. Snow Sr., 75, of Mentor, passed away Tuesday October 5, 2021 at University Hospitals Tri-Point Medical Center in Concord. He was born November 21, 1945 in Columbus, Ohio and called Mentor home for the last 43 years.Bill started serving on the Mentor Planning Commission in 1989 and was voted to serve the citizens of Ward Two as their Councilman in 2006 and returned to the Planning Commission in 2010. He also served as president of the Mentor Economic Assistance Corporation. He was very humbled to be voted Citizen of the Year in 2000 by the Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce.Bill worked as an Account Executive for various media companies over the course of his 40 year career including time at WGCL-FM, WNCX-FM, WZAK-FM and WOIO-TV. He was most proud of his time as Marketing Director of the Ohio Lottery where he oversaw record profits in sales, and as a result, substantial growth in the Lottery Profits Education Fund. Bill enjoyed following local sports teams including the Browns, Indians, Cavaliers, and Captains. He was an avid model train collector and enjoyed going to local train shows with his grandchildren. He took great joy in helping others and in the relationships he had built with friends, neighbors, and colleagues. Bill had a quick and witty sense of humor. He was a student of history and enjoyed sharing important historical facts with friends and family. Survivors include his wife of 52 years: Barbara Snow; sons: William D. (Sheila) Snow Jr. and Geoffrey D. (Kristy) Snow; grandchildren: Elizabeth, Gabriella, Ethan, Cameron, and Caden Snow. Preceding Bill in death are his parents: Richard and Ella Mae SnowThe family will receive friends 4:00 -8:00 pm Monday October 11, 2021 at Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 8466 Mentor Ave. Mentor, OH 44060 and 10:00 – 11:00 am Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at St. John Vianney Church, 7575 Bellflower Rd. Mentor, OH. 44060. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at St. John Vianney Church, 7575 Bellflower Rd. Mentor, OH 44060.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hunger Center at St. Augustine 2486 W. 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113Please offer condolences at www.brunners.com

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Published by News-Herald from Oct. 7 to Oct. 10, 2021.

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Ethan Snow

January 9, 2022

he was the best grandpa ever. love you

Melinda Hankins

October 12, 2021

I remember Bill fondly from the State Office Building. He was funny and a good friend to all. I´ve thought of him often over the years and remembered him fondly. My deepest sympathies to his family.

Ray Gibson

October 12, 2021

R.I.P. my wife, Judy Frances remember´s Bill from Eastlake North 1963 class. Mentor Senior Center, we were in the same work out sessions. Fun, sharing memories from school, friends and work. I was there for Parkinson´s. Condolence. You will be missed

Russ Henderson

October 11, 2021

Our deepest sympathies
Russ and dorothy Henderson
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Sharee McClintic

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Dan Price

October 9, 2021

Deepest sympathies to Barbara and the Snow Family on Bill's passing. Bill and I worked closely for over four years in Marketing at the Ohio Lottery. He taught me much about media sales, and other marketing tricks of the trade. He was a devout family man, and loved his family deeply. I enjoyed his wit, and his ability to think quickly on his feet. Politically astute, he often would strive to do the right thing. Bill's passing leaves a hole in Mentor's heart. Bill Snow was a man of his word, and admired by all.

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Sandy Lesko Sabbath

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Dennis Thatcher

October 9, 2021

Dear Barbara, Bill and Geoffrey, please accept my sincerest sympathy for your great loss. Bill Snow was simply one of a kind. Few people whom I have met in this life were as bright, energetic and fun-loving as Bill. He was a wonderful storyteller - so animated and dramatic at times - in a sense, I always felt that it was all theater to him. He was a success at media sales, managing the Ohio Lottery and his years of service to the city of Mentor. To me, however, his biggest success was his devotion to his loving family, for they were the center of his universe. One of my favorite memories of him happened when worked together at Nineteen, WOIO. You see, Bill had his own organizational style for on his desk were piles of paper (proposals, letters, contracts, etc.). For weeks I had asked him to (in my words), "clean up this mess." He would smile and tell me that he knew where everything was! One day, while he was out on a call, I took every piece of paper off of his desk and placed them in a large plastic bin on the floor, so finally you could see the wood of the desktop. When he came back to the office, I was waiting for him by his cubicle; he saw the papers in the bin next to his desk and then he saw me. Just then, his phone rang, all I hear of the conversation was Bill saying, "yes, I have that right here, please hold on." Then, he proceeded to meticulously go through the papers in the bin looking for what he needed. At the time, he did not acknowledge the bin of papers or me - as they say in acting, he did not break character. A week later, I walked by his desk and again it contained stacks 6 inches high! At the time, I didn't say anything and neither did Bill. Soon afterwards, it became a funny story that we would laugh about. All this goes to say that Bill Snow had his own way of doing things and his methods served him and many people for his entire life. He was a huge success with his family, his faith and his career. I know his loss is felt by the many people he touched in this life...farewell, my friend

Jim Mehrling

October 8, 2021

A radio associate, Bill was always pleasant to work with, a man of humor, creativity and good will
. I am very sorry to read of his passing.

Ron Graham

October 8, 2021

Very sorry to hear Bill was a good man who really cared about his city.

Paul Stefanko

October 8, 2021

Bill Snow was a good man. He was my 6th grade math teacher and I recall he was strict but fair. I learned a lot from him. Later in life he worked for Mentor Zoning where he was also very fair. All of my memories of Mr. Snow are good and I am deeply sorry for the loss to his family.

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Paula E Knight Vejby

October 7, 2021

DEAREST BARBARA AND FAMILY
YOU ARE ALL IN MY THE AND PRAYERS. SO HAPPY I GOT TO MEET BILL . HE WAS A WONDERFUL MAN. GOD BLESS YOU ALL

Ed and Judi Campobenedetto

October 7, 2021

Ed and I are sorry to hear about Bill. You and your family are in our thoughts.

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7575 Bellflower Road, Mentor, OH 44060

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7575 Bellflower Road, Mentor, OH 44060

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