Hatboro, Pa. - Thomas Edward Snee, born Oct. 8, 1952 in Bartlesville, Okla., passed away at Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown, Pa., on July 13, 2018 after a long battle with cancer.
Thomas attended Most Holy Redeemer in Tampa, Fla., Visitation Catholic Elementary in Miami and St. Joseph's Catholic School in Texas, Md. He briefly attended Loyola High School in Baltimore, before moving to Salisbury, where he attended James M. Bennett, Junior and Senior high schools. He graduated from James M. Bennett Senior High School in 1970. After Taking a few courses at the University of Maryland, College Park, Tom joined the United States Marine Corps and received basic training at Parris Island, S.C. He graduated from basic training as Honor Man of his platoon, receiving the Leatherneck Award which allowed him to wear his Dress Blues for graduation. He served honorable from 1972 to 1974.
After the Marine Corps, Tom worked for his father at Eastern Shore Oil Co. He later left and enrolled at the University of New Mexico and took courses in Geology before joining Kachina Petroleum Equipment Co., for a few years.
Tom moved back East and with his wife, Ruth, started their own business on Emerald Isle, NC. While there, he was able to play a lot of golf at the various courses in the area. He truly loved the game and as a teenager recorded a hole-in-one at the No. 5 hole at the Salisbury Elks Golf Club.
Tom enjoyed sports, especially basketball and golf. He also looked forward to every year for his Marine Reunion. For 43 years he reunited with members of his platoon, most notably, Barry Todorow, Mike Whipple, Ralph B. Doud, Jana Grayson and Terry Hart. It was his friend Barry Todorow who introduced him to his loving wife, Ruth.
Tom will be sorely missed by his family and friends.
He is survived by his loving wife, Ruth of Hatboro, Pa.; his son, John G. Snee and his wife, Tara of Albuquerque, N.M.; granddaughter, Ella Rose Snee of Albuquerque; his father, John Snee of Salisbury; sister, Rochelle Snee and her husband, Joseph Knee of Seattle, Wash.; sister, Christine Snee of Towson, Md.; brother, Joseph Snee of Salisbury; niece, Arden Snee of Ayetteville, N.C.; and many other nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held July 20, 2018 in Pennsylvania.