Roll of Honor
Irving I. Snyder
Incident
Sergeant Snyder suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to arrest several drunk men who were causing a disturbance at the Boston Navy Yard. Sergeant Snyder, a U.S. military veteran, had served with the Naval Civilian Police for 4 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and two brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Snyder gave the United States War Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Irving I. Snyder served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Irving I. Snyder is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MA, 44 of 469 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Irving I. Snyder's cause is highlighted.
How Irving I. Snyder Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Irving I. Snyder is highlighted in Jan.