James S. "Duke" Snyder

Of Quincy, formerly of Dorchester, died September 3, 2022.

Loving father of Jill A. Snyder and her partner Annie Shore of Arlington.

Son of the late James L. Snyder and Helene V. (Woods) Snyder.

Brother of Helene and her husband Joe Baker of Pennsylvania, Michael and his wife Connie Snyder of Maine, and the late Thomas Snyder and William Snyder.

Loving uncle to Aimee Snyder Ledwell of Maynard, Joe Baker of New Jersey, Lisa Baker of Pennsylvania, and Billy Snyder of Pennsylvania.

Family and friends will honor and remember Duke’s life by gathering for a visiting hour in St. Margaret Church of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish, 800 Columbia Road, Dorchester, on Wednesday morning, September 14, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. Followed by a Funeral Mass at 11:00 A.M.

Interment with military honors will be held at the Massachusetts National Cemetery at 1:30 P.M.

Duke was a proud U.S. Air Force Veteran. He was super creative, had tons of friends, loved listening to music, playing the piano, writing and drawing, spending time near the ocean, and watching his beloved Boston Red Sox. He was also one of the funniest people ever and no one loved Christmas as much as him.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Duke’s memory may be made to the Disabled American Veterans at www.dav.org, the National Alliance on Mental Illness at donate.nami.org, or to the Chordoma Foundation at www.chordomafoundation.org.