Sneed B. Collard Jr.

I met Sneed when we were students at UCSB, Ithink he was a grrad student and I an undergrad, probably early '80s. We were both married and lived in the brand new married students housing, - tiny upstairs-downstairs four plexes.. We had lots of fun together and we both got up very early in the AM to work at North American Weather Consultans and Aerometric Research. We worked on data from the very first Tiros satellite and Sneed worked especially on weather map plotting, we did that by hand....

I was a student of his from `72-74. I got to sort plankton samples to augment my meager GI Bill stipend. I got my degree and went on to sort many other samples and actually got to live the life of a marine biologist for a while. At 75, I still admire and appreciate the education I got from him. I probably wouldn´t have gotten as far in life nor have gotten my PhD were it not for him. Legacy, Baby!

I looked for ages and finally came across this obit. Sneed was a good friend on and off over the years. I sailed with him twice and we almost sank the RV Bellows and the RV Sunfish on both these trips. He was an example of how to encounter such things with grace and humor. When we were within the national waters off the northern coast of Cuba and the gunboats were leaving to come intercept us, he made the decision to cut the otter trawl so we could escape. On a later trip to Belize we had...

Sneed has been a great inspiration to me. for so many years Like many, I was very fortunate to become one of his students at UWF. Unlike so many students, I was one of his first.

What started as a mentor-student relationship developed into a lasting friendship that span decades. I am so fortunate to have known and learned so much from one person.

While time and distance have separated us in recent years, we were seldom far apart i our affection for eachother and our...

Contact for Penny Collard is: [email protected]

My Dear Boz. I will always cherish our special relationship the last year of your life. Your last spoken words to me were a gift. I love you, too. Our children were sterling during your remining days. Our hospice house vigil.... there are no words to convey how tender and giving Gidon was. His energy was limitless. Meghann drew you an amazing painting depicting your life. You know, I was barely a woman, when we married. You shared your love of the arts, music and words, along with the many...

I did not know this man but the write up caught my eye and I wish I had known him from what I read. And I just want to say that whoever did write this obit could write a book if they haven't already done so

Dr. Collard (through respect I could never call him Sneed) was a great teacher, mentor and friend to me as an undergraduate student and TA at UWF 1976-1978 and beyond. He kept alive my quest for knowledge and showed me how to connect the dots in science and understanding of the study of life - biology. He was insturmental in my pursuing higher degrees and a vocation in marine science that I rely on to this day. From myctophids to mysids, he showed me the marvel and mystery of the Gulf of...

They say Sneed read the dictionary one day
because he ran out of neat things to say.

But the reason why was because he could
and as such meant that others should.

Sometimes difficult knots of one's past
give reason to pass on those things that last.

To those that took the same path as he
and reveled in the insanity.

So..goodby old teacher, conspirator and friend
your essence will be with me to the end.