James Amos Snide, "Jim", age 87, of Kettering Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on March 19, 2025. He was born September 24, 1937 in Crookesville, Ohio. The middle of 3 sons born to Marie and Amos Snide. Jim graduated from Linden McKinley High school in Columbus, class of 1955 and attended Ohio University, Athens, OH on an ROTC scholarship. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity and graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Jim served proudly in the United States Air Force for 20 years, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. He obtained his master's degree in metallurgical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in Materials Engineering. Jim was honored to teach at the the Air Force Academy in the Department of Engineering Mechanics and serve as an assistant OIC in charge of the cadet mountaineering club. Jim's service in Vietnam at the Vietnamese Military Academy earned him an Air Force commendation (second oak cluster) among other meritorious commendations. He spent many productive years as a professor and research scientist at the Air Force Materials laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Upon retirement from his military service, Dr. Snide embarked on another 20+ years career as a University of Dayton Professor in the Engineering Department. He served in many capacities- Chair of Chemical Engineering, Director of the graduate materials program, advisor to the first women's engineering sorority- Sigma Tau Epsilon - Professor Emeritus, U.D. Representative for the Board of Regents and number one UD Flyers basketball fan. Jim thoroughly embraced his U.D. community and enjoyed his role as professor, colleague, mentor, friend to the many students and faculty he influenced along the way. He was active in ASM International, Society of Engineering Education and Materials Research Society. Jim was a man of many and varied interests. He played tennis and golf like a champion, loved traveling the world with his wife Fran, fishing and boating on Indian Lake, backpacking in the Colorado Rockies, taking good care of his furry buddies and pondering the meaning of life. He was an inquisitive soul who listened intently and had a few stories of his own to share.