Robert Melvile Snyder, Jr.

His legacy . . . Robert Melvile Snyder, Jr., 95, passed away August 24, 2019. He was born on January 8, 1924, in South Bend, Ind., to Robert and Jeanette (Ridenour) Snyder.

Bob served honorably in the Army during WW II.  In the early 1970s, while working on his graduate degree at the University of Toledo, Bob got involved in the Leadership Training and Organizational Development Training offered by the Episcopal Church in Southern Michigan. Through these training programs, he learned the skills and insights needed to make his master’s degree learning applicable to the work he was doing with young people in the Presbyterian Church in Ohio. At a training event early in his involvement with the program, Bob met Joan Nutten, who later became his wife and partner in their own counseling practice.

Joan was a licensed school social worker when they met. Both Bob and Joan went back to graduate school and earned Ph.D.’s in clinical psychology. Starting with troubled young children in public school classrooms, they went on to become exceptionally effective counselors, particularly couples counseling. Bob was also very active in the Communications Camp program at Columbia Central High School. When Joan died, Bob resolved to go on with the work he and Joan had made the center of their lives together. Dr. Bob will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

His family . . . Dr. Bob is survived by his two sons, Robert (Denise) Snyder and John (Barbara) Snyder; five grandchildren, Mark, Johnathan, Anna, Alexander, and John; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Joan; two sisters and the mother of his sons, Lorna.

His farewell . . . Dr. Bob’s family is holding a private farewell in his honor and a memorial service will be held at a later date at All Saints Episcopal Church. Please leave a message of comfort for Dr. Bob’s family at 877-231-7900 or sign his guestbook at www.borekjennings.com.