STEPHEN HOPKINS SNOW

Asheville - Dr. Snow, formerly of Charlotte, N. C. and St. Petersburg, Fla., died suddenly on Saturday, December 27, 2008, in Asheville, N. C. where he maintained a clinical practice in counseling. He was the loving father of Stephanie Snow Tursi, Mary Snow and Timothy Snow of Charlotte, N. C. and Katie Snow-Rackley of Cleveland Heights, Ohio and is survived by grandchildren, Amanda, Ella, Jonah, Benjamin, Ruthie, Samuel and Thomas Tursi and Eli and Sylvia Rackley and siblings, Roger Snow of Boston, Ma., Susan Snow-Burnett of Norfolk, Va., and Deb Snow of Santa Cruz, Calif. He will also be mourned by his former wife, Patt Snow; friend, Ed Fierstos and fiancee', Cynthia Yancey. Steve was a graduate of Northeast High School in St. Petersburg, Fla., and The University of South Florida at Tampa and received both a Masters and PhD degrees from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He was a respected journalist of 28 years in Clearwater, Fla. and Charlotte, N. C. and the founder of Charlotte's Web, a free provider of internet access to the community of Charlotte. Steve was known for his prowess as a woodworker and a blacksmith who loved to build furniture and refurbish tools and make them usable again. He was a dynamic personality who was involved in many other charities and organizations and touched many lives.