Roll Call Tribute

Published in Houston Chronicle on Apr. 21, 2014

Joseph Snow
Joseph H. Snow, Jr., one of the greatest from the Greatest Generation, finished the race in this life and was welcomed into his Heavenly home. The son of the late Joseph H. Snow, Sr. and Ada C. Snow was 93 years young, having been born on September 10, 1920, and departing from this life on April 19, 2014.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Ellen "Pinky" Snow, his three children, Joellen Snow (and husband Stan O'Neal), Joseph H. Snow, III (and wife Jamie), and Edie Snow Myer (and husband Austin), 12 grandchildren (his granddaughter, Ellen Ada Snow, predeceased him in 2001), and 5 great grandchildren.
He graduated from Angleton High School in 1937, and from Texas A&M in 1941, with a BS in Electrical Engineering. Following his graduation from Texas A&M, he was immediately commissioned into the U.S. Army Signal Corps as a 2nd Lt. After 39 months overseas, Joe returned from the war as a Captain in 1945, and went to work for Dow Chemical as an electrical engineer in Freeport, TX. He met the woman of his dreams, Pinky, in June of 1949, and married her in September of 1950. They created a lifetime of wonderful memories together, travelling the world together and raising their kids, who they took to 46 of the 50 states. After a 10 year assignment at Dow's headquarters in Midland, MI, Joe finished his career with Dow in 1980, back at its Texas Operations where he began. But retiring to a life of leisure was never his intention. He developed and then managed The Snow Building, an office building constructed on his mother's former home-site. He also formed a consulting firm, and provided consulting services to Dow and to Anixter International, utilizing his vast experience and expertise in electrical power transmission. He finally retired in 2010 at the age of 90. As a part of his professional endeavors, he was a life member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, to which he contributed countless hours. During his career, he received many awards and recognitions from Dow and from the IEEE. He also served his community as a member of the Angleton City Council in the late 40's, a Drainage Commissioner in the early 60's, a member of the Planning and Zoning Committee of Angleton in the 70's, as Mayor of Angleton from 1980 - 1982 and as a member of the Brazoria County Transportation Committee in the 80's and 90's. He was a member of Angleton First United Methodist Church all of his life, serving on numerous committees and supporting it faithfully with his time and his tithes.
A celebration of Joe's life will be held at Angleton First United Methodist Church at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, with burial to follow at Angleton Cemetery. A reception with the family will be held in the Family Life Center at the church at 4:30 p.m.
Joe expressed his desire that donations be made to the building fund of Angleton First United Methodist Church in lieu of flowers, as he enjoyed spending so much of his free time helping to oversee the planning, building, renovating, managing and maintaining of its buildings.