Sidney H. Schneck died from Parkinson's disease on July 7, 2004. He came to Dartmouth from Lawrence, N.Y. and at his death lived in Chappaqua, N.Y.

Sid was a Tuck graduate and went on also to graduate from the Harvard Law School. After working in accounting and law, he went into New York banking at Citibank. He remained there for a twenty-five year career as a vice-president in charge of the bank's large estate and trust business. Sid also served as the head of several state and national estate administration organizations. Reflecting his position in the estate field was the fact that he was selected to draft the 1984 New York State Fiduciary Responsibility Law.

His wife, Sally, predeceased him. Sid leaves three children, five grandchildren and a sister.