Longtime official, civic leader Snider dies unexpectedly

by Gabrielle Olivera | Pinal Central

Casa Grande

David Snider, a longtime public official and civic leader, died early Friday after emergency surgery for a heart ailment. 

According to his partner, Merrilyn Ridgeway, Snider died from an aortic dissection after surgery on Friday at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. 

Snider was serving as president of the Casa Grande Elementary School District’s Governing Board and also as a commissioner for the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission. 

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