[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 185 (Thursday, October 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H5737-H5738]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING DONALD SNYDER

  (Ms. TENNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TENNEY. Mr. Speaker, in the words of Saint Teresa, ``Death is 
nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken 
for all eternity.''
  I rise today with great honor to recognize the extraordinary life of 
Attorney Donald Snyder of West Winfield, New York, who passed away last 
month.
  Don was a gem of a man and a wonderful servant to our community. Don 
was also admired by his peers.
  I remember Don being a very close friend of my father, the late 
Honorable Justice John R. Tenney, who always spoke so highly of Don as 
a person to model your career and your gift of service on.
  Don served our Nation in the Army, and he returned home to start a 
country law practice in little West Winfield, New York, in Herkimer 
County.
  Don was a wonderful servant who served on the board of Herkimer 
College for over 22 years and the chair for 12.

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  Don was involved with so many organizations and schools and church 
organizations, but he was also a very dedicated husband to his wife, 
Mary Theresa Higgins, and a dedicated father of four and grandfather of 
12.
  Nine people in Don's family are attorneys. They were all sworn in on 
the very same day by the U.S. Supreme Court, which made the front page 
news in our little town. Don was very proud of this.
  Don was a man who devoted his life to service, to happiness, and he 
couldn't have been a kinder person to me and a better friend and mentor 
for me as an attorney when I first started out many years ago.
  I can't express enough my deepest condolences to his family, his 
friends, and our community. This is truly the loss of a great man. I 
wish them all the best, and it was an honor to call Don Snyder my 
friend.

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