Barry Snyder

Snyder, Barry

Barry Snyder, age 85, of Omaha, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2024, surrounded by family.

Barry graduated from South Philadelphia High School 1956. He went on to proudly serve in the U.S. Air Force. He was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base in secret service, where he held positions of high clearance and to his dying day never revealed any secrets he was privileged to know. Upon his discharge, he attended and graduated from University of Nebraska, in Omaha. Barry spent his career as a top performer at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance where he made significant contributions and they didn't want him to retire. He also started his own investment company on the side. Eventually, NML offered all their clients similar services showing just how cutting edge his forethought was in rounding out client portfolios.

Barry was a quiet man with a great sense of humor. He was quick with a joke and had his favorites that even his grandkids can recite today. When his grandkids were young, he loved to show them magic tricks. He enjoyed their laughter and would never break the magician's oath. He had a passion for travel which included exploring worldwide with his wife, Fran. Their favorite form of travel was cruising, especially with family and friends. In his younger years, he enjoyed fishing with friends and photography. He wanted to take up golfing in retirement, but his body had other ideas, so he did the next best thing. He bought a house on a golf course overlooking the second tee. Then, he was a snowbird in Carlsbad, CA, a block away from the beach for over twenty years. Barry was an avid reader and truly appreciated constantly learning as a student and passing knowledge to his kids and grandchildren. He enjoyed comedies and police shows like Criminal Minds and NCIS. He loved listening to music and tapping his feet or snapping his fingers along with the beat. Although he didn't view himself as a good dancer, he would always oblige his loving wife of 62 years, to a dance. We would be amiss to not mention his love of chocolate, cookies and ice cream, especially pistachio or a good rum raisin like he enjoyed in South Africa for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Barry was a loving son, brother, uncle, husband, father, grand-father, and friend. He will be deeply missed by family, friends and all those whose lives he touched. May he rest in peace.

Barry was preceded in death by his father, Max Snyder; his mother, Esther Snyder; his brother, Aaron Snyder; his sister-in-law, Sunni Snyder; his sister, Sarah; and his nephew, Larry Snyder.

Barry is survived by his loving wife of 62 and a half years, Fran (Silver); his son and daughter-in-law, Michael (Jane); and two daughters and sons-in-law, Debra Lynn (Brent), and Dawn Julie (Bill); six grandchildren, whom he was very proud of, Elizabeth Snyder Jepsen (Jeremiah), Benjamin Snyder, Lauren Miller, Zachary Miller, Marcus Havens and Robert Havens; his niece, Bonnie Hyson (Michael); and nephew, Michael Snyder; many great nieces and nephews.

GRAVESIDE SERVICE will be at Beth El Cemetery, on Friday, April 12, 2024, at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Nebraska Alzheimer's Association, Rose Blumkin Jewish Home.

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