Richard Alfred Snider

Lewis County Sheriff's Office — Chehalis, WA

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch February 8, 1986

Age 48

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Richard Snider suffered a fatal heart attack after struggling with a prisoner at the Lewis County jail. He had responded to assist another deputy who was being assaulted by the prisoner. Deputy Snider was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Lewis County Sheriff's Office for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and siblings.

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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.
Deputy Sheriff Snider gave the Lewis County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chehalis community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Lewis County Sheriff's Office

Location Chehalis, WA

Platform Identity lcso.lewis.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 8, 1986

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 48

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Richard Alfred Snider served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Deputy Sheriff Richard Alfred Snider 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 WA, 18 of 339 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.3% of this state's fallen. That is 1.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Lewis County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Lewis County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

20% Cardiac

WA — Statewide

of 339 officers

5.3% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac