SNODGRASS, Raymond L.

The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona, March 17, 2010 This Week in Wickenburg History 30 years ago Raymond L. Snodgrass 40-year Safeway employee Snodgrass succumbs (Thursday, March 20, 1980) Raymond L. Snodgrass, 59, manager of the Wickenburg Safeway store for 20 years until his retirement late last year, died Tuesday, March 11, [1980] at his home in Wickenburg. A native of Denver, Colo., Mr. Snodgrass went to work for Safeway at the age of 17 and worked for the company until joining the armed forces at age 22. In 1947, he moved to and went to work for Safeway. He was married to Theresa Kunze in January of 1951. Ray and his family moved to Wickenburg in February of 1961. Mr. Snodgrass and his wife Terry raised their seven children in Wickenburg, where the family was active members of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. He also was a member of Safeway’s Quarter Century Club, a distinction earned through almost 40 years of service with the company.