In honor of Officer Blake Snyder, who was murdered on Thursday, October 6th, 2016 near Clydesdale Park, let's change the name of the park to the Blake Snyder Memorial Park. 

Officer Snyder was a 33-year-old St. Louis County police officer was gunned down "point blank" during an early morning call, responding to reports of a disturbance in Green Park.  

Snyder was a four-year veteran of the department. He was married with a two-year-old son. Police Chief Jon Belmar says Snyder was working out of the Affton Southwest Precinct on Thursday morning when he got the 5 a.m. call to respond to the 10700 block of Arno Drive, which is on the southwest edge of Clydesdale Park.

Snyder was the first St. Louis County Police Department officer killed in the line of duty since the death of Sgt. Richard Weinhold in October 2000.

Officer Blake Snyder was a true hero, who selflessly put his own life on the line to protect our families. Let's honor him by keeping his name alive in our community!