March 3, 2011

Dear Numismatic Friends,

We were notified today by our good friend Mark Lighterman, who received notification from another person regarding the passing of Bill Snider. What a great loss for all of us. Bill was one of the best known collectors of wooden money that ever lived. He was President of the Dedicated Wooden Money Club and served them in some capacity for many years. His life evolved around wooden money and his many friends. He traveled from one coast to another to attend wooden money meetings or to a coin show that had tables promoting wooden money.

He was a mainstay at just about every ANA convention that we can remember. Any larger show in the Midwest would also have Bill in attendance. He was always the first one to the wooden money meeting and the last one to leave. He always wore his shirt "I Collect Wooden Nickels." You could always find Bill at the Wooden Money table promoting the collecting of woods. He was friendly and cordial to everyone he met. His passing will leave a big void in the Wooden Money organizations he belonged to, especially the DWMC. This is a great shock to us and we will dearly miss our good friend Bill. Rest in peace Bill as your memory will always be with us. Our sincere sympathies to his family. Sincerely, John and Nancy Wilson, Ocala, FL