The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-22
Fred C. Sno1Uman, Sr. Veteran Employe of Roger Brothers Company Recalled for His Superb Workmanship, Genial Personality, Friendly Approach - Out Easter Mourns Passing of So Many
 Familiar Faces.

this possibility, if we are good church people, and believe in theol- ogy, as we must do to gain the best in life for any of the living.
 MT. Snowman had been an Out Easter for good many years. We knew him by reason of his fine family, and our personal contacts with his two cons, Carl and Fred. He was a man of Knowledge and training in the machine business, having been connected with the old spoon shop from days down around the Nineties. So clever was he in his particular line, that if our memory is right, the Roger Brothers Com pany upon several occasions sent him abroad, for further study of certain patents and workmanship, incident to the welfare of the con- cern. We of the companys old buff room, into which We had been thrown, from boyhood, never for got his pleasant greeting and salu- tation as we now and then entered the old Silver Street gate together He seemed interested by reason of our youth, and what was ahead, if we stuck to this kind of work. And he was right, for We have never let go' and the agency of the buff wheel and whit it turns out still keeps us within the prescribed ter ritory of factory or shop premises The chance of improvement or ad- vcancement was never open; others of our days suffered the same eX- perience. We lacked the initiative to go forward by reason of our station in life. And therefore our brain is dull and progressive, and we must stay as We were from the start and die, with neither chance nor opportunity ever being within grasp.
 But MT. Snowman was unlike many of the Out East born. He was mechanically inclined, because he was taught and educated in the science of the machine He recogniz- ed what was ahead many times be- fore the monied men of the concern, could understand
 Thoughts of this kind, and the power and idea of improvement fol- lowed Mir. Snowman through his entire factory life, although the fi- nancial gains, as always, went more to the company itself and its of- ficers, than to the one directly re- sponsible for the stock increase.
 The Snowman home was located on the north side of East Main street near the Meriden road. Here, the family had lived for large number of years. The rock garden in front, surveyed, and cared for by its careful owner, had many ad- mirers among the passing throngs in automobiles, trolley cars, and public busses. Every kind of flow CT was laid out, and observed in full bloom, in accordance with the cus- tom of the season. Very proud of his garden and his efforts, MT. Snow man felt elated at the slightest hint of the beauty of the grounds.
 There was an expression of kind ness ill the every day physical makeup of MT. Snowman. He liked his neihbors; he visited them, se- cured their good will. and had them for friends right up to the very end. His heart seemed to be in the proper place, for he was often heard to express sympathy for the unfortun- ate, and forotten.
 After all, anyone who can see good in another and who desires and tries to help person in dis tress, deserves the best a commun- ity can afford. And that is why, we guess, We saw so many Out East people at the Snowman bier.