EDINBURG — Firefighters, friends and family from across the Rio Grande Valley gathered for the funeral of Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider.
The longtime leader died Monday after a yearslong battle with cancer. He was 58 years old.
Following the Funeral Mass, a procession of mourners and emergency vehicles escorted the flag-draped coffin on the back of a firetruck to the cemetery for graveside rites.
Snider, 58, dedicated his entire professional life to firefighting, having joined the Edinburg department in 1991.
A firetruck carries the flag-draped casket of Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider during a funeral procession Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])The family of Shawn Snider walk behind the firetruck that carried the chief’s flag-draped casket during a funeral procession to Sacred Heart Church on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])The helmet and fire coat of Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider is seen with the flag-draped casket during a funeral procession to Sacred Heart Church Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])The firetruck carrying the flag-draped casket of Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider makes its way to Sacred Heart Church during a funeral procession Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Edinburg firefighters carry Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider’s fire coat and boots, during a funeral procession to Sacred Heart Church Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Family members, hundreds of firefighters and law enforcement personnel walk behind a firetruck carrying the flag-draped casket of Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider during a funeral procession Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])The flag-draped casket of Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider is seen outside of Sacred Heart Church Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])The flag-draped casket of Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider is carried to Sacred Heart Church Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Hundreds of fire and law enforcement personnel salute the flag-draped casket of Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider outside Sacred Heart Church Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Hundreds of fire personnel from across the Valley and state, salute the flag-draped casket of Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider during a funeral procession Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider’s wife, Edna Snider, right, locks arms with her brother Jay Casas, left, and her daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Snider, during a funeral procession Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])The firetruck carrying the flag-draped casket of Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider is seen making its way to Sacred Heart Church during a funeral procession Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Bagpipes and drums lead the funeral procession for Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
