This web site is created to celebrate the life of Jonathan Sneed and to organize the network of people that have volunteered to comfort and support the Sneed family.

Jonathan Lee Sneed of Wheaton was born May 24, 1990 in Winfield, and he died unexpectedly, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006, while visiting family in Nebraska. Jonathan was preparing to enter his junior year at Wheaton-Warrenville South High School where he played trombone in the marching band. He also was a member of the Youth and Government program and was involved in the school theater program. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton where he was baptized and confirmed. He has played piano since the age of five. He was a joyful, gregarious young man who showed sensitivity to others. He was a great student and was loved by many. He is survived by his parents, Lee and Kathy; his sister, Elizabeth; his maternal grandparents, Anita and LaVerne Carson of Papillion, Neb.; his aunts, Sue Carson of Omaha, Neb. and Jane (Kevin) Wynn, also of Papillion; and his cousins, Zachary and Sara. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Cora and Elbert Sneed. Memorial gifts may be directed to the Jonathan Sneed Memorial Fund, c/o 304 N. Main St., Wheaton, IL 60187.

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