Kathy (Zarkarison) Snyder

Kathy (Zakarison) Snyder, 63, passed away August 7, 2022 in Colorado. Kathy was born April 3, 1959 to Cliff & Ann Zakarison. As a young girl growing up in Pullman, WA, she participated in 4H working with horses, sheep and cows. Kathy graduated from Pullman High School in 1977. She enjoyed snow skiing and riding horses throughout her life. She attended Western Washington University after high school where she studied graphic design. Kathy moved to Colorado to pursue her graphic arts career and ended up making Colorado her home, while still enjoying her horses (especially appaloosas) and scuba diving. Kathy was a certified diver. She was very accomplished looking through the lenses of her camera and created many beautiful pictures and projects with the photos she took. While in Denver, Kathy made a career change and attended Denver Paralegal Institute. She later needed to give up her love for the “horse life” due to the number of accidents and injuries through time. Kathy met Ken Snyder of Denver on a blind date in 2004 and they were married on July 23, 2005 in Pullman, WA. She became a Rescue level diver after meeting Ken, and together they dove in Hawaii, Mexico and Fiji. Living in Colorado, they enjoyed 4 wheeling all over Colorado and Utah, going to Moab almost every fall to 4 wheel in the desert with friends. They frequently enjoyed driving around in the summer months with the top off her jeep for some eight years. Together they also enjoyed many water sports and traveled to many lakes in Colorado to ski with friends. Kathy was very “crafty” and enjoyed DIY home improvements. She had a green thumb and enjoyed her beautiful flowers and plants in their yard. Kathy also enjoyed yoga. She and Ken spent 17 wonderful years together before Kathy lost her one and a half year battle with cancer. In addition to her husband Ken, Kathy is survived by her father Cliff Zakarison of Pullman, WA and her brother Kevin (Sandy) Zakarison of Pullman. She was preceded in death by her mother Ann Zakarison. Kathy will be laid to rest at the Cheyenne Wyoming Veterans Cemetery. A gathering for friends and classmates is tentatively being planned for October 2022 in Pullman, WA.