- Date Of Birth: November 12, 1946
- Date Of Death: January 11, 2016
- State: Maryland
On Monday, January 11, 2016 at her home in Rockville, MD, Anita Ann Hawkins Snoddy passed on to be with her lord and savior. She is preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Inez Hawkins of Chevy Chase, MD. Anita was a loving and dedicated wife of 42 years to her husband John O. Snoddy, who was by her side when she died. She lived a life in which she defied the odds and did things her way. Anita possessed a nearly incomprehensible level of love, honesty, and kindness which was evident to everyone who met her.
Anita was educated in the Montgomery County Public Schools and was a proud graduate of The Bethesda Chevy Chase High School, in Bethesda Md. After graduation she began working full time and later conducted university level studies at Georgetown, George Washington, and completing her degree in Para-Legal Studies from the University of Maryland. All while maintaining a full time job, raising her children, and maintaining her home. Having grown up and lived next to the Naval Medical Center and being inspired by the “beautiful white uniforms” Anita joined the US Naval Reserve at the age of 38 and served in the JAG department. She was honorably discharged in 1992 .
Anita worked for over 35 years for the United Mine Worker Association as a legal secretary and para legal. Upon her retirement she continued to work in the legal field for WoldCom Communications and the Montgomery County Attorneys Office in Rockville. She later served as the Clerk to her church until she became the day time caregiver for her grandchildren Solomon, Naima, and Dahlia, according to her, the best job she ever had.
She is survived by her loving and adoring husband, sons John and Steven, daughters Deloris and Jean, 13 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
