Allen Louis Snyder

Allen Louis Snyder...July 28, 1949-October 14, 2025

In noting Allen's amazingly special, shy, persistent, dedicated and wonderful childhood , in his life as a warrior and family man, from youthful notation to adulthood, we dedicate as a family this obituary for our most beloved, beautiful human being, Allen. In living for 76 years, Allen became the picture and constant image of the man who pushed forward, became noted, and left a lasting legacy.

Allen was born in Geneva, Illinois, July 28, 1949, to parents, Melvin and Carolyn Snyder of Wheaton, Illinois, with a very close relationship to his maternal grandparents, Herman and Carolyn Roller of Wheaton, Illinois and his paternal grandparents, George and Lily Snyder of Boone, Iowa. Allen is survived by his brother, Glenn and wife, Toni Snyder of Littleton, Colorado, and by his sister, Jan Snyder of Jacksonville, Illinois. Children of Glenn and Toni include: son, Ken and wife, Brenda Hulse, with children Kendra and husband, Calvin; and son, Mitchell and his wife, Una; daughter, Michelle and son, Tyler; and daughter, Marisa and husband, Ed DeNicola, with daughters, Christie and Carolina. Our immediate family includes: Patty Evans Snyder, wife of Allen for 52 years, and married to Allen Aug. 18, 1973 in St. Mark's Catholic Church in Wheaton, Illinois; daughter, Heather and her husband, Brian Todd, and our son, Ryan. Grandchildren for Patty and Allen include: Emma, Addie, Bayden and Carson Todd, all of Littleton, Colorado (Heather and Brian Todd) and Taylor, Kollin and Brookelyn Snyder, all of Parker, Colorado. (Ryan Snyder) Close cousins of Allen include: Mike and Sue Nowels of Madrid, Iowa, Rashad and Lisa Hunt, and Eva and Kai Hunt, of Ames, Iowa, and Natalie and Brad Brecht and son, Bodie Brecht of Ames, Iowa, and Donna Winders of Ankeny, Iowa and Mesa, Arizona, Jason Hurst of Michigan, kids Bade, Ethan and Julia Hurst, Paul and Alice Nowels, Mesa, Arizona; Dick and Lois Nowels, Sarah Nowels, Ren and Pierce Draper and Ogden Draper, all of San Clemente, California; Becci Snyder, Merlin Campbell, Dawn and Rob McGrath, Jo and Brody McGrath of Morrison, Colorado; Vern and Elaine Snyder of Cedaredge, Colorado and their extended families of Tom and Theresa, and Theresa Tjelta: and Sharon and Roger Hall, Nicole and Phil Cline, Tommy and Sadie Cline, Kendall, Carlie Cline, Mason and Chase Cline, Lance Wright, Deb Dingman Wright, Marilyn Dingman and all the Dingman family of Davenport, Iowa. Jean and Mike Snyder of Cincinnati with Maggie and David and family cousins, Mary and Rob and family and John and Tina in his family are included as are Patrick and Shawn and family. Close immediate Evans family members include: Barb and Steve Hauke of Yarmouth, Maine, Sarah and Scott Given, Parker and Teddy Given of Wellesley, Massachusetts; Tom and Sue Evans, Richard and Katie Carroll, Micah and Anna Grace of Granger, Indiana, Steve and Stacey Evans of Osceola, Indiana, and Taylor and Jaxon, Jeffrey and Kaitlin Evans of Indianapolis, Indiana, and their children, Amelia and Alexander; Gary Critelli (Susan Evans Critelli); and Craig and Denise Evans, Connor and Jackie Dervin, and Zella of St. Louis, Missouri. Cousins Bill and Elizabeth Evans and Adam and Shannon Evans are included in our family.

In specific regard to Allen, he grew up in Wheaton, Illinois where he was active in Wheaton Central High School and participated in the band, playing trombone. He also worked as the head lifeguard and manager at Wheaton North Pool which is where we met. Diving into the deep end to retrieve a heavy boulder was not a favorite of mine, and Allen never let me forget that...Allen worked for the Wheaton North Park District for many years in the summer, but attended Iowa State University during the year for his undergrad degree in Biology and Botany and his Masters in Biological Sciences, leading to his teaching at Green Mountain High School in Lakewood, Colorado for 32 years, with emphasis on Chemistry and Biology. He was almost drafted into the service, but his number, 82, wasn't called. The line for the draft ended that year at 80. While he waited, he worked again for the Wheaton Park District. He then continued at Iowa State finishing his Masters, while I finished my undergrad degree in English Literature and Composition. We were married Aug. 18, 1973 in Wheaton, Illinois at St. Mark's Catholic Church, and remained married 52 years. We had also dated 6 years, before being engaged for 2 years... After our schooling, we moved to Colorado where Allen worked at Green Mountain High School in Lakewood. He was, at one point, Head of the Science Department, where he absolutely loved working with his colleagues and friends. We had two children, Heather and Ryan, during our early working years, and we attended Light of the World Catholic Church, a faith of my childhood years. Allen had grown up Methodist in Wheaton, but in Colorado, he attended church with me at Light of the World and St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Churches. In Allen's past hobbies, he loved swimming, boating, water skiing, snow skiing, traveling to Minnesota to fish, being out at his cousins' farm in Iowa, playing trombone, and traveling the world. Most of all, Allen loved being with his family, going on vacation to Maui, being constantly active with attending the grandkids' and kids' sports, and knowing the schedules for hockey, lacrosse, softball, baseball, soccer, swimming, cheerleading, Poms, basketball, golf, and volleyball. In addition, Allen, in his own right, collected valuable coins and stamps and read humor books, especially Dave Barry. He loved watching the Broncos and other football, soccer and hockey teams. One of our favorite pastimes involved our Little Parish group, a group of couples who met monthly for the past 40 years, for dinners, activities, and learning of each other's families. We are still very close to these friends today, and look forward to all of our rewards or facing our challenges or just spending time with each other.

Allen faced many years as a warrior of Kidney Failure. Medically, Allen, who never complained once in about 25 years or so, faced Amyloidosis, a protein that attacked his kidneys, Multiple Myeloma, a blood disease, and Kidney Failure with both HEMO Dialysis at a center, and Peritoneal Dialysis at home. He withstood many chemical medicines over a very long period of time. He could not have a transplant of anyone's kidney, as the new kidney would have been attacked in the older system already filled with chronic Amyloid and Multiple Myeloma. Thus, he faced fatigue most of his recent life as a husband and father. He marched onward, bravely and quietly accepting his fate and daily battle. We, in our family, are so proud of Allen's dedication to family, his bravery for facing his eventual terminal fate and his love of daily life and friends. We offer this obituary in tribute to Allen Snyder, a very strong person who lived with ferocity and who loved with all his heart and efforts. We miss and love our Allen so much.

Funeral Mass, Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 10:30 am, St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church, 6673 W. Chatfield Ave., Littleton, Colorado 80128.

Streaming link to the Funeral Mass: (to be added).

Light winter picnic dinner : 4:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at the Snyder's home

8209 W. Hoover Pl., Littleton, Colorado 80123...720-255-7972

We thank you all for your lifelong friendship and for appreciating the warrior life of our beloved Allen as we celebrate him.