PHILLIP ALSTON SNEDECOR JR., born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on June 30, 1933, passed away May 24, 2008 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. His beloved and devoted wife Mary Ann was constantly at his side during his final days. Phil graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in electrical engineering. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma and Theta Tau fraternities. After graduation, Phil served as First Lieutenant in the Air Force. After his discharge, he went to work at Texas Instruments and later followed his passion for computers to Poughkeepsie, NY, where he worked for IBM. He later came back to Dallas, where he was instrumental during the 1970s and '80s in marketing innovative technologies such as the early ATM for a number of firms. He was active for many years in the Rotary Club and the Lion's Club. Phil loved his family, his many friends and business associates, and playing tennis and golf. He is survived by his wife of forty-nine years, Mary Ann, his son Phil (III) and wife Jan, grandchildren Erin and Jim of Crofton, MD, his son Mark and wife Ingrid, grandchildren Ben, Luke, and Cate of Granite Bay, CA, and stepdaughter Lynne Weber, grandchildren Michael and Hope Hagar of Dallas, TX., and his sister Frances Vestal of Dripping Springs, TX. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 29 at 10:30 A.M. at Cox Chapel, Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, TX. Burial at 2:00 pm at Dallas Ft. Worth National Cemetery. Memorials my be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Ted Dickey West Funeral Home 8011 Frankford Rd, Dallas, TX 214-356-0472 [from the Dallas Morning News, May 28, 2008]
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