▁bring ▁educational ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁under - ser ved ▁areas . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁S ny der ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁App reci ation ▁by ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Department ▁of ▁High er ▁Education . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁S ny der ▁married ▁Dor othy ▁Bac ot ▁on ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁and ▁together ▁they ▁had ▁six ▁children . ▁Dor othy ▁played ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁during ▁S ny der ' s ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁and ▁she ▁frequently ▁accompanied ▁him ▁to ▁events , ▁meet ings , ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁sessions . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁years ▁of ▁their ▁lives , ▁they ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Living ▁Cape ▁May ▁ret irement ▁community ▁in ▁Wil ming ton , ▁Ohio . ▁Dor othy ▁died ▁in ▁her ▁sleep ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁and ▁Cooper ▁died ▁nearly ▁four ▁months ▁later , ▁at ▁age ▁ 9 1 , ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Blan chester , ▁Ohio ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁Ohio ▁Category : Sch ool ▁board ▁members ▁in ▁Ohio ▁Category : Oh io ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : Oh io ▁Republic ans ▁Category : Wil ming ton ▁College ▁( Oh io ) ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁C inc inn ati ▁al