Jesse George Snyder

Jesse George Snyder of Venice, FL, aged 80 years, passed away onSunday, April 16, 2023. He was born on October 23, 1942 in Chicago, IL,son of the late George and Alyce (Bechtel) Snyder. Having put himself through college, Jesse graduated from theUniversity of Wisconsin in 1964 and soon after began his illustriouscareer at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as a traineebank examiner. During the next 38 years, his knowledge, skill andperception was recognized with many and varied responsibilities withinthe FDIC’s bank regulatory apparatus. On his professional journey,Jesse, like others before him, relished the semi-autonomy and beingentrusted with the responsibilities of the position of Regional Director,an office he held first in the New England Regional Office and, later, theSan Francisco Regional Office, FDIC’s largest geographical jurisdiction.In both offices, he met and dealt with a panoply of 1980’s-type bankregulatory challenges and was instrumental in the resolution of anumber of bank failures. Returning to executive positions in theWashington headquarters, Jesse represented the FDIC on the CapitalGroup of the standing international Basel Committee on BankingSupervision, was a member of the International Monetary Fund’sIndonesia ad-hoc banking review served on the President’s Council onY2K, was Chairman of the Appraisal Subcommittee, and served as aDirector and Chairman for many FDIC-operated Bridge Banks formed tofacilitate failed bank receiverships.  Jesse also frequently lectured atvarious national and international training venues.  Following his careerat FDIC, Jesse spent several years in the private sector in various roles,including serving as the Chief Compliance & Risk Officer for Synovus,one of the largest banks in the Southeast. Concurrently with his earliest12 years with FDIC, Jesse served in the U.S Army Reserves and washonorably discharged while carrying the rank of Chief Warrant OfficerII.

In all the principal aspects of Jesse’s life, he was “all in”. As aprofessional, he was dedicated, productive, energetic, curious,imaginative, always up-to-date, and anyone looking for wisdom, logic,and information could find all those in ample measure and, oftenentertainingly presented behind Jesse’s door.

Characteristically, hobbies were plenty for Jesse with many being revived after his retirement.  Jesse was an avid amateur radio enthusiast, reclaiming his childhood callsign KW4IT and becomingactive in radio clubs in both Fredericksburg, VA and Venice, FL - evenbecoming the proverbial gray beard that administered licensing tests. Jesse was a lifelong avid reader and was always in the middle of at leastone book. Retirement also saw him become interested in manywoodworking projects and plans for his garage.While his many friends came from various walks in life, Jesse wasknown by all for his razor-sharp intellect, quick-witted humor, and lovefor a good prank.  He was a skilled teller of jokes and stories and couldbe counted on for both setup and punchline with a regular dose ofdeadpan delivery.  While it is true that Jesse was sometimes hard toplease and did not suffer fools gladly, his softer side was often ondisplay; his family could never say goodbye after a visit without visibledampness around the ocular area and a heartfelt “I love you mightily”from him.In addition to his mother and father, Jesse was preceded in death by hisbrothers Gordon and Tom, sister Dona, and his cherished Cairn Terrier -Max the Wonderdog.  He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Deborah;son George (Laura Jean) of Chantilly, VA, and daughters Amanda(Colby) Raden of Austin, Texas, and Jessica (Jason) Davidson ofChantilly, VA; and his beloved grandchildren Thomas and HannahSnyder, Henry, Walter, and Peter Raden, and Tyler and Logan Davidson;as well as sister Susan.

Jesse will be dearly missed by his family, friends, neighbors, and former colleagues. What a remarkable mind, what wit, what insight - and while it is a significant loss, what a mark on the world.

A memorial service will be held on May 6th, 11:00am at Farley Funeral Home, 265 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL 34285.  In lieu of flowers, thefamily requests memorial donations to Tidewell Hospice.