ROY BAKER SNAPP
~ BORN ~
TUESDAY, 09 MAY 1916
~ DIED ~
THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2002
~ Aged 86 Years and 21 Days ~
"Let Us Cross That River To Rest Beneith The Shade Of The Trees."
Lieutenant General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson - 10 May 1863
Compatriot Roy Baker Snapp "Crossed That River..." On Thursday, 30 May 2002 At Mary Washington Hospital, Was Born In Strang, Oklahoma On Tuesday, 09 May 1916.
Compatriot Snapp Had Retired As An Attorney And Former Government Official. He Was A Graduate Of The University Of Missouri And Georgtown University And Was Admitted To the District Of Columbia And Maryland Bar In 1941. He Was The First Secretary Of The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission From 1947 To 1955 And Received The Distinguished Service Award From The Atomic Energy Commission In 1955.
He Was A Member Of Delta Theta Phi Fraternity, Chancellor Baptist Church, Columbia Country Club In Chevy Chase, Maryland And The Sons Of Confederate Veterans. Compatriot Snapp First Joined The Sons of Confederate Veterans in 1938. In 1958 He Transfered To The Jefferson Davis SCV Camp #305 In Washington, D.C. Where He Held The Position Of Camp Commander From 1970 to 1974. On Thursday, 20 June 1996 Compatriot Roy B. Snapp Joined The Matthew Fontaine Maury Camp #1722 Sons Of Confederate Veterans Fredericksburg, Virginia As A Dual Member And Was Awarded The 50 Year SCV Service Medal By The Membership Of SCV Camp #1722 On 06 May Of 1999. Compatriot Roy Baker Snapp Was Also A World War II Navy Veteran.
Survivors Include His Wife, Dorothy Snapp; Three Daughters, Deborah Sandstrom Of Patomac, Marlyand, Martha Donaghey And Barbara Snapp, Both Of Fredericksburg; Two Sons, James Snapp Of Rock Hall, Maryland And Bryan Snapp Of Emmaus, Pennsylvania; And Five Grandchildren.
The Funeral Was Held At 2:00 p.m. On Monday, 06 May At Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service, Fredericksburg Chapel, With The Reverend Eric F. Goforth Officiating. The Burial Followed In Oak Hill Cemetery. The Family Received Friends From 4 To 6 p.m. Sunday, 05 May At The Funeral Home.
The Family Requests That Expressions Of Sympathy Take The Form Of Contributions To The Chancellor Baptist Church, 11324 Gordon Road, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22407.
Compatriot Roy Baker Snapp's Confederate Ancestor Was Private William Bryant Austin, His Great Grandfather. Private Austin Enlisted On Monday, 12 January 1863 At Fort Smith Arkansas For 2 Years In Company "E", 2nd Regiment Cherokee Mounted Riflemen. Private Austin Was Born On Wednesday, 11 June 1823 And "Crossed That River..." On Thursday, 17 December 1885 And Is Buried in The Bethel Cemetery In Gravette, Arkansas.
Compatriot Roy Baker Snapp Will Be Greatly Missed Within The Membership Of The Matthew Fontaine Maury Camp #1722 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
~ Rest In Peace My Brother, Friend And Compatriot Roy Baker Snapp ~
The Twenty-Third Psalm
The LORD Is My Shepherd; I Shall Not Want. He Maketh Me To Lie Down In Green Pastures: He Leadeth Me Beside The Still Waters: He Restoreth My Soul: He Leadeth Me In The Paths Of Righteousness For HIS Name Sake... Yea, Though I Walk Through The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death, I will Fear No Evil: For Thou Art With Me; Thy Rod And Thy Staff They Comfort Me. Thou Preparest A Table Before Me In The Presence Of Mine Enemies: Thou Anointest My Head With Oil; My Cup Runneth Over... Surely Goodness And Mercy Shall Follow Me All The Days Of My Life: And I Will Dwell In The House Of The LORD Forever...
" 'Lest Us Not Forget, For They Then Shall Be Lost And Forgotten To Time...
He Shall Be Remembered."
~ Deo Vindice ~
