Name: Celebration of Life for Richard Michael Snider
Start: 2025-09-06T11:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-09-06T12:00:00.000Z
Location: New Life Church

Richard "Rick" Michael Snider passed August 26, 2025, in Baltimore, MD, of complications from a stroke. Born July 19, 1960, in Washington, DC, he was the son of Margy (Broches) Snider and the late William Snider.

Sportswriter, author, mentor, entrepreneur, and devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Rick grew up in Accokeek, MD, and was a 1978 graduate of Gwynn Park High School. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1982. Publishing more than a dozen books and reporting for as many outlets, Rick spent 20 years at The Washington Times as the senior reporter covering the Redskins/Commanders, eight years as a columnist at The Washington Examiner, and six at the Washington Post Express. He also attended five Super Bowls and 20 Kentucky Derbies, and was proud to have visited 46 states and 21 countries. San Francisco held the dearest place in his heart.

Rick loved new endeavors. Becoming a Washington tour guide in 2010 brought together his passions for storytelling, history, and connecting with others. He enjoyed showing guests around his beloved hometown–both on Constitution Avenue and through his blog and YouTube channel, Rick Snider's Washington.

While his career was very meaningful to Rick, family came first. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Lisa (Koscheka) Snider, of Charlotte Hall, Md.; mother, Margy Snider, of Culpeper, VA; father- and mother-in-law, Francis "Mickey" and Wilma Koscheka of Waldorf, MD; daughters and sons-in-law, Megan and Spencer Johnson of Pomfret, MD, and Katie and Eric Long of Mechanicsville, MD; grandchildren: Oliver and Hadley Johnson, and Autumn and Leo Long; brother, William Snider, of Culpeper, VA; and many friends, colleagues, and extended family.

A celebration of Rick's life will be held on September 6, 2025, at New Life Church of La Plata, MD. Friends and family welcomed from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., with formal prayer service from 11 a.m. to noon. Private repast will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations warmly encouraged to Southern Maryland Food Bank.

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Published by The Washington Post on Sep. 4, 2025.

Memories and Condolences
for Richard Snider

6 Entries

Margy Snider

Sent Flowers

David Facinoli

September 5, 2025

Rick Snider had a huge impact on my life as well as having a big influence on the path of work I pursued.
I met Rick when we worked together on the school newspaper named "The Owl" at Prince George's Community College back in the last 1970s. I, Dave Facinoli, was the paper's rookie sports editor, and in need of much help and leadership back then.
Rick provided so much of that guidance and insight and technical help, along with always great advice about how to do things. Basically, I didn't have a clue what I was doing. Rick already had much experience in the field, working at the Maryland Independent Newspaper back then, pretty much as a kid.
Rick's enthusiasm and passion for the field of sports journalism also wore off on me big time, as did his hard work and dedication. Rick always was able to do a lot of things at the same time, also leaving me much impressed.
So like Rick, sports journalism is the field of work I have being doing since graduating from PGCC in 1979.
Rick and I kept in touch from time to time over the years, but not recently. That was my bad.
I owe Rick Snider so much for the valuable things he taught me and influenced me with way back in the day.
Thanks so much, Rick. You were a great teacher among many other things.

Dave Facinoli
Burke, Va.
[email protected]

Richard West

September 1, 2025

I followed your writings for many, many years. I bought several of your books and subscribe to your newsletter. You will be missed. Rest in Peace Sir.

Merle Turner

August 31, 2025

While it´s sad to see a much-respected person leaving this world so young, it´s also gratifying to see how much he achieved. Most who have enjoyed "Adult" Rick weren´t around him 40-plus years ago at the newsroom of the "MARYLAND INDEPENDENT". Rick´s sports section desk was near mine (general news) for most of 3 years. He moved from young reporter to sports editor while always being polite, pleasant, clever, diligent, organized, self-disciplined, goal-oriented without being pushy. He went from being a chubby new high school grad to a trimmed-down grownup, likely with Lisa´s support, limiting his food intake for months as he pursued long-term goals. His values were well considered, as was his spouse. To modify an expression, "Rick reaped what he sowed". He will be missed but especially because of all that Rick Snider was.

Jim Alba

August 30, 2025

I was so sad to hear of Rick's passing as I felt like I knew him just by interacting with him on X as well as through our long email exchanges. Rick is a legend in the DC area/Washington football community. I've read his books and enjoyed all his content and right now, if I could submit some questions for God, I'd ask "Why Rick?" and "Why now when his family needs him?". It just does not seem fair, but Rick would be the last person to be bitter about it.
My version of heaven now includes Rick, sitting on a stool, telling stories about the glory years of the Redskins, or the best time of year to visit Washington, D.C. or the location of a great pizza place in Southern Maryland.
To Lisa, and to the Snider kids and grandkids, please know that you husband, father, grandfather had a huge impact on his community, and it wasn't always about sports. Rick was.....something, and I mean that in the best way.
Thanks for giving me 2 minutes, and God speed, Rick. I'll miss you.

A friend from Tampa

August 29, 2025

My sincerest condolences. Read and followed Rick for years. The amount of people he could draw to a Monday night YouTube live session during the Commanders offseason is a testament to the impact he had on people and how well he engaged with them. His knowledge, wit, warmth and sincerity will be missed.

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