Thomas Lane Snow

Thomas Lane Snow, age 83, died peacefully in his sleep on Friday afternoon, October 24, 2025. Tom will be missed by his wife Peg Dunn-Snow, his son, Eric Snow (Lisa), daughter Sheri Snow Lewis (Michael), grandchildren Eric Snow (Amnity), Evan Snow (Tram), Lela Snow, and Brendan Cirilo. Stepson Tim Copeland, step grandchildren Logan and Aidan Lewis, his sister Kara Martin (Ron), brother-in-law David Dunn and nieces Carrie Vaughan and Jessica Burns. Extended family members, close friends, and colleagues will miss this gentle and kind man too.
Tom was born on January 10,1942 and grew up in the small, community of Coshocton, Ohio where he was active in the boy scouts, played baseball and was a member of his school band and chorus. As a young boy, together with his dad, he competed in the annual community boxcar races and was a caller at local square dances. In 1960, after graduating from Coshocton High School, he moved to Florida with his family, making south Florida his permanent home. During the Vietnam War, Tom served overseas in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1972.
In his lifetime Tom had several careers, including serving as an auxiliary police officer for the city of Hialeah, as a lineman for the Bellsouth Phone Company, and as a salesman for Askland Electronic Components and the KSM Electronics Company. During his career as a salesman, Tom was an active board member in the South Florida Chapter of the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). Tom also worked with his son at Model Expo as the parts manager and did video demonstrations as that were shown on the Model Expo website to help promote the company's products. In addition, Tom had an acting career, making commercials for a local law firm and for a company that made outdoor, mobility scooters and chairs.
After completing his bachelor's degree in professional administration from Barry University in 2009, he earned his funeral director's license at Miami-Dade College and worked at Boyd's Funeral Home, later renamed Boyd-Panciera Family Funeral Care for 16 years until his retirement in 2019. He often said his position as a funeral director was his most rewarding career.
Tom was a practicing Catholic and served his church community in many leadership roles. Throughout the years he served as the head usher, president of the men's club, and chairperson of the annual church country fair.
He loved to dance to rock and roll music. He was a good singer and could harmonize with everyone. He enjoyed all kinds of music, and his favorite singer was Barbra Streisand. Over the years he enjoyed attending many Broadway musicals in south Florida and in New York City. Tom was an accomplished golfer and skilled bowler, as well as an avid reader of books authored by James Patterson and John Grisham.
Tom was a kind and gentle man. He was friendly to everyone. He liked people and they liked him.
Thomas Lane Snow will be laid to rest during an interment service with full military honors, on November 28, at 3:00 pm at the Fred Hunter's Cemetery, Valor mausoleum on Taft Street, Hollywood Florida. There will be a memorial Mass at Saint Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church, Pembroke Pines, Florida on November 29, at 11 am with Father Jeff McCormick as the celebrant. A reception will follow the service at the funeral home.
Donations can be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. The foundation mailing address for donations is P.O. Box 504, Hagerstown, MD 2174.
Acknowledgments
A special thanks to Father Jeff who agreed to be the celebrant for this Mass during the Thanksgiving holiday and to
the Boyd-Panciera staff, David, Mary, Samantha, Tiffany, and Michael for their help and kindness in planning the
events to celebrate our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother Thomas "Tom" Lane Snow.