William D. Snapp

William D. Snapp, age 61, of Conyers, GA, formerly of Oak Park, IL, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2008 following a long illness. He was born on April 17, 1947, in Danville, IL, to Eugene and Lucille Moles Snapp. Bill grew up in Georgetown, IL. Bill Married Teal Evans in Ridge Farm, IL in 1970. He is survived by his wife, Teal E. Snapp of Conyers; brother, Eugene (Barbara) Snapp, a niece, 2 nephews, and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, younger brother, Kerry, and his only child, Billy. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1969, and taught History and Speech at Westville Junior High School. He returned to the University of Illinois to graduate from Law School in 1976. For nearly 20 years, he was with the law firm of Jenner & Block in Chicago. In 1993, he moved to Georgia, with his family, to become the Regional Attorney and later the ADR Coordinator with the EEOC. Bill enjoyed playing cards, board games, sports, movies and spending time with friends and family. He was known as being kind and fair, always striving to do the right thing. A celebration of Bills life will be held at 1:00pm, Wednesday, April 30th, 2008, at Sunsets Houghton-Leasure Funeral Home, 200 E West St, Georgetown, IL. Visitation will be 6-8pm, Tuesday, April 29th, 2008, at the funeral home. He will be laid to rest in Crown Hill Cemetery, Ridge Farm, IL. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to organizations which help parents following the death of a child; www.alivealone.org, www.bereavedparentsusa.org and the Tucker Chapter of the Compassionate Friends, www.tcfatlanta.org.