Snyder, Dan (1978-2003)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2003 Nov 3 p. 1

Birth date: 1978

text of obituary:

Family forgives after hockey player's death

By Mennonite Weekly Review staff

ELMIRA, Ont. — The tragic death of a hockey hero has become a testimony to the power of forgiveness.

Dan Snyder, 25, a Mennonite who played for the Atlanta Thrashers of the national Hockey league, died Oct. 5 of injuries suffered in a car accident in Atlanta on Sept. 29.

Snyder was a passenger in a black Ferrari driven by teammate Dany Heatley, 22, who lost control of the car at an estimated 80 mph, police said. Snyder's skull was fractured, and he spent six days in a coma before he died.