Engaged!

Steven Joseph Villani and Carrie Elizabeth Snyder are pleased to announce their engagement. Please visit their wedding website at http://snydervillani.weddingwindow.com

Double Tube Gold Medal Run

Go Big Red! Prinztun Loses a Bet

Cornell Ice Hockey wins 4-3 victory over Princeton in double overtime! Paul wears a Cornell shirt to his bachelor party!

First Loon of the Season

William Frederick James Snyder

December 1, 1944 - March, 19, 2009

William Frederick James "Rick" or “Bill” Snyder, age 64, died Thursday, March 19, 2009, at his home on Lake Dunmore.

Mr. Snyder was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 1, 1944. He was the son of Herbert and Hermina (Dick) Snyder. He graduated from Ithaca High School, class of 1962. He received a Masters in Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University, class of 1968. In his early career he worked for Boeing in Huntsville, Alabama. He later joined Computer Sciences Corporation in Paramus, New Jersey and moved on to Composition Systems Inc. of Elmsford, NY. For the past 25 years he was a self-employed computer software engineer with Toys R Us as his primary client. He and his wife retired to Lake Dunmore in 2007, where his family had summered since 1925. For 33 years prior to his retirement, he resided in Mahwah, NJ. He was an avid Cornell University athletics fan who also loved swimming and sailing on Lake Dunmore. He served on the Board of Directors for the Lake Dunmore/Fern Lake Association.

Surviving is his wife, Diane, who he married in Brandon on June 25, 1972. He is also survived by three daughters Carrie Snyder of NYC, Robin Vlamis (Giorgios) of Morristown, NJ, and Margaret Sparrow (Geoffrey) of Raymond, ME; a sister Judith Lodder of Trumansburg, NY and brother Randall Snyder of Hillsboro, NH. Many nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family also survive him. He was predeceased by siblings Jane Baumgartner, Sara Ostergren and Herbert Snyder.

Memorial gifts may be made in his memory to: Cornell University, www.giving.cornell.edu, or The Parkinson's Unity Walk (for his friend Gene Coggshall) www.unitywalk.org, or to The Brandon Area Rescue Squad, PO Box 232, Brandon, VT 05733 or to the Lake Dunmore/Fern Lake Association, PO Box 14, Salisbury, VT 05769.

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I set up this blog for my Dad as a Christmas present so that he could share all the things he loved about life with his family and friends. Please feel free to use this post as a Guestbook for my father.

Fishing Derby w/o Meg & Geoff

A gorgeous winter weekend on Dunmore for the annual fishing derby. But celebration was cut short, when Meg&Geoff in the '95 Volvo were rear-ended by a big mean SUV, totalling the car, ending their trip - but hopefully not causing any lasting injury. We saw Dave and Megan, Jeff Powers, the Bierschenks & the Meffes. Mom had big party w chili, bisque, pea soup & don't forget wine and cookies. Next year, Meggy! We missed you.

We DID It!!!

We commemorated the historic events of January 20, 2009 with the Indian Trail Inaugural Ball. Ladies were attired in striking & colorful, sequin bedazzling dresses - while the boys came in clean shirts & a few stylish jackets. We welcomed Don & Debbie, Mary B, Doug & Chela, Andrew & Bethany Menkart, Ken Scupp, Gary & Nancy Meffe, and of course, Tony & Carmella. Some knockout hors d'oeuvres, lots of bubbly. Barack & Michelle were the stars - an incredible couple, whom we applaud & cheer! GOBAMA!!