Arthur Jay "AJ" Snyder

Arthur Jay “AJ” Snyder Jr., 37, of Houston, died Saturday, March 16, 2024 in the Washington Hospital.

He was born May 13, 1986 in Pittsburgh, a son of Arthur Jay and Sandy Bell Snyder of Houston.

AJ was a 2004 graduate of Chartiers-Houston High School where he excelled in baseball.  He had also attended Community College of Allegheny County and California University of Pennsylvania.

AJ had been employed as a machinist for Dynamet in Washington for 13 years.

Mr. Snyder was a member of the Arden Athletic Club and enjoyed bowling.

Surviving in addition to his parents, are the lights of his life, his two children, Levi and Tristan Snyder; a sister, Brittany Pesanka (Jesse) of Bristow, VA and her children, Maddox, Madison and Mila; the mother of his children, Rachel Phillips of Houston; paternal grandfather, Arthur G. Snyder of Washington; and maternal grandmother, Anita Bell of Canonsburg.

Deceased are his paternal grandmother, Shirley Jan Skariot Snyder; and maternal grandfather, Richard J. Bell.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.,Thursday, in the McIlvaine-Speakman Funeral Home Ltd., Robert K. McIlvaine, Owner/Supervisor, 27 Cherry Ave., Houston, PA 15342, where services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 22, 2024.   Interment will be private.

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