By Ron Hayes
DELRAY BEACH — Cavet Snyder made money selling cold air, then gave it away with a warm heart.
Entering the nascent air-conditioning business just after World War II, Mr. Snyder sold the Stromberg Sheetmetal Co. of Rockville, Md., in 1987 and established the CCS Charitable Foundation.
“He lost his mother at 3 and his father at 10, so he always gave to children’s charities,” recalled his son, Marc Snyder. “Make-A-Wish and Habitat For Humanity, he had a special place in his heart for children who were orphaned or disadvantaged. He was just a very classy and elegant guy.”
A snowbird who retired to Delray Beach permanently in 1989, Mr. Snyder died July 9. He was 87 and a resident of the Banyan House condominium, where he served as the board’s president from 1989 to 1994 and vice president from 1998 to 2000.
He was also an occasional guest lecturer to business students at Palm Beach Community College and a member of the Delray Beach Club.
Cavet Cloyd Snyder was born Sept. 30, 1921, in Warm Springs, Va., and graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in engineering.
Mr. Snyder's wife of 49 years, Peggy Krinning Snyder, died in 1993. In addition to his son, of Manitou, Colo., he is survived by a daughter, Kelly, of Highland, Md.; their spouses, Kelly and Hunter; and four granddaughters, Katie, Cassidy, Annie and Riley.
A memorial service was held July 14 in Delray Beach, with a scattering of ashes planned at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a favorite charity.
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