Montana Western Athletics will induct three individuals and one team into the Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday.Trent Gibson, Paul Snow, Wyatt Smith, and the 19
Born in Paintersville PA, he had resided in the Tampa Bay area since 1953.
He is survived by a daughter, Linda Keatts and son-in-law, Glenn, of Westminster, MD, a son, Matthew Snook and daughter-in-law, Charlie, of Tampa, grandsons Daniel Snook (Atlanta) and Christopher Snook (Denver), and stepdaughter, Debi Haager and husband, Jimmy, of Brandon. He was predeceased by his first wife, Mildred D. Snook, second wife, Chris Scogin Snook, brothers Clair, Arthur, and Fred Snook, sister Frances Lundvall, and their spouses.
He was a naval veteran of WWII, graduated from the U. S. Navy V-12 program, went to Midshipmen’s School at Fort Schuyler NY and received his commission in the Navy at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. After finishing service in the Pacific, he graduated from Yale University in 1948 along with to-be President George H. W. Bush, among others.