Jack Snyder, who is credited with developing “over 20 percent of the land area of Bloomington-Normal.” died Thursday at age 90.
Snyder was developer of a commercial building on the east side of the courthouse square that replaced the Unity Building, which was destroyed by fire in 1988. The Bloomington Pantagraph now occupies part of the newer building.
One of Snyder’s most significant projects in Normal was the town’s first subdivision with a golf course at Ironwood.
A memorial service for Jack Snyder will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at First Christian Church in Bloomington. There will be no visitation. Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home is in charge of arrangements.
