Adam P. Snyder

Adam Snyder died Dec. 5, 2007, in a combat hospital in Balad, Iraq. He was 26.He was born and raised in Ft. Pierce where he attended Little Red Schoolhouse, Fairlawn Elementary, and Lincoln Park Academy, from which he graduated in 2000. He was a member of the LPA Track Team.
As a boy he played baseball at the Ft. Pierce YMCA, actively participated in Cub Scout Pack 405, and honed his acting skills at the St. Lucie Community Theatre’s summer camps. He played for the SLCYFO Pop Warner football league, was active in the youth group at Westside Baptist Church, and had a major role in PSL High’s production of ‘The Music Man’. While in high school he worked part-time first at McDonald’s and later at Mangrove Mattie’s.Adam grew up camping with his grandparents, C.A. & Evelyn Browning; enjoyed barbecues in Okeechobee with his grandparents, Bob & Marvine Frazer; and made numerous cross-country trips to North Dakota to visit yet another set of grandparents, Bev & Alice Paulson.In 2004 he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he majored in Arabic and Middle Eastern history. As a member of the West Point Glee Club, he sang at Carnegie Hall and at Ground Zero, and he took part when the Glee Club recorded a song for the movie ‘We Were Soldiers’. In 2005, at Fort Benning, GA, he graduated from Ranger School and from Airborne School. He was currently stationed at Fort Campbell, KY, and served 12 months in Iraq in 2005-06. In July 2007 he was promoted to Captain and returned to Iraq in September ready to serve a 15-month tour of duty. Capt. Snyder was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, Tiger Platoon.Adam is survived by his younger brother, Evan Frazer, his mother and stepdad, Fran and Larry Frazer, all of Fort Pierce; by his father and stepmom, Joseph and Cathy Snyder, of Vero Beach; grandfathers Bob Frazer, of Okeechobee, and Bev Paulson, of Mountain, ND; and by his ‘2nd family’, Pete, Dollie, & Brady Borland, of Fort Pierce.
Visitation will be Thursday, Dec. 13, 5 to 8 p.m. at Westside Baptist Church, 3361 S. Jenkins Rd., Fort Pierce. A memorial service will be held Friday, Dec. 14, 11 a.m. at the church. Reception to follow. Arrangements are by Haisley Funeral & Cremation Service @ 772-461-5211.
Memorial contributions in Adam’s memory may be made to Compassion International, 12290 Voyager Pkwy., Colorado Springs, CO 80921. In addition, the Capt. Adam Snyder Memorial Scholarship has been established at Indian River Community College (IRCC). Contributions may be mailed and made payable to the IRCC Foundation, 3209 Virginia Avenue, Ft. Pierce, FL 34981. Contact Julaine Ivy at IRCC for more information. 772-462-7856.