Eugene Edmund Snyder

I appreciate his research and writing the book WE CLAIMED THIS LAND which contains information about the neighborhood of SW Raab Road where I and my family have lived since 1965. Emma Steen, Portland

I had the privilege of giving Eugene an exhibit of his own art in 2007. He was very modest about his work but we sold the entire show and had many visitors throughout the month. The work was strong yet simple and in his words "... they were not done 'on location' but from memory. This has the advantage that unnecessary details are omitted." Later, he says in our brochure "I was taking the viewer with me." Well, isn't this just how we knew Eugene to be? Straight forward and more...

As a young child, traveling from Roseburg to Portland to visit the Tester family was always a grand adventure. Cousin Gene (my father's cousin) always showed an interest in what I was learning in school and what books I was reading. He made me giggle when he called my dad "Bobby" and told me stories of his summer visits to Roseburg and Seaside. I appreciate the fine historian he was and am glad to have the books he wrote. Cousin Gene was a gentle man and had an engaging smile

"Gene was my first cousin.We never met in person but shared many letters and phone calls. I will miss his wit and the knowledge he shared about the Tester family. My father, Jeff Tester, was his mother's younger brother." Carolyn Tester McMillan" (Richardson, Texas)

I met Eugene in the early '70 through my neighbor Betha. What a gentle soul! His
knowledge of Oregon history amazed me.I'm
sorry I didn't pursue our friendship but I've thought of him whenever I looked at the sketch book he gave me.. sketches by Amanda Snyder, his mother. He was so proud of her works and rarely mentioned his own literary achievements..Portland will surely miss this writer of its historical stories.

I'm so sorry to lose Gene. I met him at the Oregon Historical Society in the early 1970s, and have ever since been enamored of his "Portland Names and Neighborhoods." I've been waiting for the new edition! His wry smile and buzzcut hair will remain with me a long time.

I did not know Eugene. But I knew his books. I used those books for research. He gave. I took. It's a good way to know a man. I will miss his next book. Some of it will be in mine.

Ron Lansing
Professor of Law Emeritus
Lewis & Clark Law School

Eugene was a very unique man. I had the pleasure to converse with him on a daily basis for the last ten years. He was someone that kept to himself and to his works, but when given the chance he would express himself in ways other than just through his writing or his art.

It was always interesting to me that someone set in their ways could keep such an open mind and appreciate what you had to say.

At one time Eugene had said to me that he had no need to even see a...

Gene was the cousin to my Father, Carl Snyder, who passed away 7 years ago. He was a great contributor to documenting the history of Aurora, OR. He will be missed greatly.