"Basha" Stefan Snyder, 17, of Rancho Mirage, CA passed away on September 24, 2007 in Rancho Mirage of a car accident. He was born July 24, 1990 to Stefan Snyder and Liliana Plati in Los Angeles, CA. He was a senior at Marywood Palm Valley. Basha was very gifted and talented in many ways. He was fluent in 3 languages; Polish was his first language and started French in kindergarten. He spent every summer in Europe, half at French camp, half at Polish. He was also an expert skier, a sport which he took up at the age of one, and grew into a double black diamond expert. His interests spanned a vast spectrum. They ranged from sports to music to science. He rock climbed, was a fantastic cook, and an excellent swimmer. He played water polo at Palm Desert High School and he played jazz and football at Palm Valley High School. He was also a licensed sailor and recently survived a 12 Beaufort tornado in Poland. His main focus lately has been medicine. He took summer classes at UCLA in this subject for university credits. He was full of life and had everything going for him. He was very likeable and loved by everyone he knew. He had an amazing sense of humor, and was always laughing and flashing his fantastic smile. He was very loving and very giving. He just recently began a non-profit organization whose goal was to raise money for cancer research. He was the typical California "Happy go lucky" kid. We all loved him very much. His loss will affect all of us. We miss him terribly. Basha is survived by his parents, Stefan and Liliana; sister Misia Snyder, all of Rancho Mirage. A visitation will be held on Saturday, September 29, 2007 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. with Funeral Service to follow in the Ramon Chapel at Forest Lawn Cathedral City Mortuary.
Published in The Desert Sun on 9/28/2007.
'Basha'
Snyder-Plati, 17, was one-of-a-kind, friends said.
He once wrote a paper relating life to watermelon and equating seed-spitting to dealing with life's troubles.
He was known for bringing homemade goodies to class - brownies, cookies and the sort.
"He was one of the nicest, most loving guys I know," said Jaimee Garner, 17, a senior at Palm Desert High School.
Snyder-Plati attended Palm Desert High for two years. He played water polo there.
Garner said many students remember his quirky personality and grieve with the Marywood-Palm Valley community.
Friends also said Snyder-Plati started a nonprofit organization, in part because he hoped it would count for community service hours needed for school.
But classmates hope they can turn it into something to remember him and the others.
Friends said Snyder-Plati was considering college in the United States or abroad - particularly in Poland, where he was born. He tossed around different career paths, including medicine, but he always was proud to tout the fact that he invested in stocks.
Published in the Desert Sun on 09/27/07
Stephano Javier "Steffi" Mazzotti
Tabitha Lindsay "Tabz" Loftis
Published in The Desert Sun on 9/28/2007.
'Basha'
Snyder-Plati, 17, was one-of-a-kind, friends said.
He once wrote a paper relating life to watermelon and equating seed-spitting to dealing with life's troubles.
He was known for bringing homemade goodies to class - brownies, cookies and the sort.
"He was one of the nicest, most loving guys I know," said Jaimee Garner, 17, a senior at Palm Desert High School.
Snyder-Plati attended Palm Desert High for two years. He played water polo there.
Garner said many students remember his quirky personality and grieve with the Marywood-Palm Valley community.
Friends also said Snyder-Plati started a nonprofit organization, in part because he hoped it would count for community service hours needed for school.
But classmates hope they can turn it into something to remember him and the others.
Friends said Snyder-Plati was considering college in the United States or abroad - particularly in Poland, where he was born. He tossed around different career paths, including medicine, but he always was proud to tout the fact that he invested in stocks.
Published in the Desert Sun on 09/27/07
Stephano Javier "Steffi" Mazzotti
Tabitha Lindsay "Tabz" Loftis
"Basha" Stefan Snyder, 17, of Rancho Mirage, CA passed away on September 24, 2007 in Rancho Mirage of a car accident. He was born July 24, 1990 to Stefan Snyder and Liliana Plati in Los Angeles, CA. He was a senior at Marywood Palm Valley. Basha was very gifted and talented in many ways. He was fluent in 3 languages; Polish was his first language and started French in kindergarten. He spent every summer in Europe, half at French camp, half at Polish. He was also an expert skier, a sport which he took up at the age of one, and grew into a double black diamond expert. His interests spanned a vast spectrum. They ranged from sports to music to science. He rock climbed, was a fantastic cook, and an excellent swimmer. He played water polo at Palm Desert High School and he played jazz and football at Palm Valley High School. He was also a licensed sailor and recently survived a 12 Beaufort tornado in Poland. His main focus lately has been medicine. He took summer classes at UCLA in this subject for university credits. He was full of life and had everything going for him. He was very likeable and loved by everyone he knew. He had an amazing sense of humor, and was always laughing and flashing his fantastic smile. He was very loving and very giving. He just recently began a non-profit organization whose goal was to raise money for cancer research. He was the typical California "Happy go lucky" kid. We all loved him very much. His loss will affect all of us. We miss him terribly. Basha is survived by his parents, Stefan and Liliana; sister Misia Snyder, all of Rancho Mirage. A visitation will be held on Saturday, September 29, 2007 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. with Funeral Service to follow in the Ramon Chapel at Forest Lawn Cathedral City Mortuary.
Published in The Desert Sun on 9/28/2007.
'Basha'
Snyder-Plati, 17, was one-of-a-kind, friends said.
He once wrote a paper relating life to watermelon and equating seed-spitting to dealing with life's troubles.
He was known for bringing homemade goodies to class - brownies, cookies and the sort.
"He was one of the nicest, most loving guys I know," said Jaimee Garner, 17, a senior at Palm Desert High School.
Snyder-Plati attended Palm Desert High for two years. He played water polo there.
Garner said many students remember his quirky personality and grieve with the Marywood-Palm Valley community.
Friends also said Snyder-Plati started a nonprofit organization, in part because he hoped it would count for community service hours needed for school.
But classmates hope they can turn it into something to remember him and the others.
Friends said Snyder-Plati was considering college in the United States or abroad - particularly in Poland, where he was born. He tossed around different career paths, including medicine, but he always was proud to tout the fact that he invested in stocks.
Published in the Desert Sun on 09/27/07
Stephano Javier "Steffi" Mazzotti
Tabitha Lindsay "Tabz" Loftis
Published in The Desert Sun on 9/28/2007.
'Basha'
Snyder-Plati, 17, was one-of-a-kind, friends said.
He once wrote a paper relating life to watermelon and equating seed-spitting to dealing with life's troubles.
He was known for bringing homemade goodies to class - brownies, cookies and the sort.
"He was one of the nicest, most loving guys I know," said Jaimee Garner, 17, a senior at Palm Desert High School.
Snyder-Plati attended Palm Desert High for two years. He played water polo there.
Garner said many students remember his quirky personality and grieve with the Marywood-Palm Valley community.
Friends also said Snyder-Plati started a nonprofit organization, in part because he hoped it would count for community service hours needed for school.
But classmates hope they can turn it into something to remember him and the others.
Friends said Snyder-Plati was considering college in the United States or abroad - particularly in Poland, where he was born. He tossed around different career paths, including medicine, but he always was proud to tout the fact that he invested in stocks.
Published in the Desert Sun on 09/27/07
Stephano Javier "Steffi" Mazzotti
Tabitha Lindsay "Tabz" Loftis
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