Donald Gerald Snider, of Houston, Texas, passed away quietly in his home on July 17, 2018. He was born August 16, 1936 at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. Donald graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio in 1954 and received his BA from The University of Texas at Austin in 1958. After college he moved to California, but in 1968 he moved to London, England for a short time, before making California his home again. Donald worked for several early tech companies after college. In 1968, he began his career with Control Data. He traveled to over a dozen countries during his tenure before retiring in 1987. In 2013 he moved to Houston to be near his sister.
Donald was preceded in death by his parents, Ross Franklin and Elvira (Boehme) Snider. He is survived by his sister, Joan Everson of Houston, niece Elizabeth O’Donnell and husband David of Breckenridge, CO, and nephew Charles Everson and wife Shannon of Austin, Texas. He had five great-nephews and great-nieces: Patrick O’Donnell of San Antonio, Molly O’Donnell of Denver, CO, CJ Everson, Mara Everson, and Will Everson, all of Austin. He had one great-great-nephew. At a later date his family will scatter his ashes in a private ceremony.
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