Cpl./1 Matthew T. “Ty” Snook had a remarkable knack for bringing people together.
Growing up in Bear, he was the one who organized activities for his two younger siblings, acted as their “hype man,” and sat next to his little sister when she was scared to ride a roller coaster. As he got older, he was the one who organized groups of friends for all-you-can eat wing nights and to attend his brother’s band gigs. As a Delaware State Trooper, he enjoyed mentoring new troopers, always tried to find the good in a person even on their worst day and looked forward to picking up extra-duty shifts at the Division of Motor Vehicles because it was a chance to see people he knew.
“Tyler treated strangers as friends and friends as family,” his sister, Kassi Dunphy, said. “He was the prime example of ‘the more, the merrier.’ He was always that guy.”…