{"id":136947,"date":"2026-01-24T23:17:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T23:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/136947\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T23:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T23:17:20","slug":"el-paso-county-highlights-life-of-bob-snead-with-street-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/136947\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso County highlights life of Bob Snead with street ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KTSM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 El Paso County shined a spotlight on the life and accomplishments of the late Bob Snead when it dedicated a street in Snead\u2019s honor in far East El Paso on Friday, Jan. 23.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"623\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c6feb85970f4bd0a049111d010320a88.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"609\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9469e18483239a74456402d95e9ff083.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The City of El Paso had previously named the street in his honor, but the County said it was holding a ceremony to formally recognize Snead\u2019s contributions at the County-level and celebrate \u201chis enduring impact on the community he called home for more than four decades,\u201d the County said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Snead died in 2020 at age 84. He was a decorated combat veteran, military aviator, acclaimed Western artist, actor and historian of the Buffalo Soldiers, the famous all-Black Army units from the 19th century.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">County Commissioner Jackie Butler said \u201cthis is an opportunity for more El Pasoans to learn who Bob Snead was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe was a decorated Vietnam veteran. He was an aviator, an artist who spent a lot of his time honoring the Buffalo Soldiers, their legacy and history in the United States and El Paso,\u201d Butler said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMore than anything, he was a very loved father and husband,\u201d Butler said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chris Snead, Bob Snead\u2019s son, said his father was his hero.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said he saw the street name about a year ago, before houses were built in the area around it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI was flabbergasted to see my dad\u2019s name on a street sign,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe cross streets are Ambition, Imagine, Composition,\u201d Chris Snead said. \u201cThe names like that, those things embody everything my dad spoke to us about and lived for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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