Our little community, tucked in south of the Beltway in the Washington, DC suburbs, lost a good neighbor this weekend.

We knew him as a devoted dad. He showed up at swim meets. He sat through elementary orchestra concerts. (Greater love hath no parent.)

We knew him as a neighbor. He helped raise money for local charities. He pitched in whenever he could.

Oh, and he apparently also did something at the White House.

I’ll leave it to others to talk about the political legacy of Tony Snow. I’ll just say that we’ll miss him as a good neighbor and a good dad.