Our dear Lupe, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, passed away peacefully Friday morning, March 11, 2011. Lupe married Thomas, L. Snowden on July 22, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois. Lupe and Tom met in San Diego, California. Lupe proudly served in the U.S. Navy and Tom proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps. They lived in San Diego as they finished their military careers. Living two years in Marceline, Missouri, they moved to Pasco, Washington in 1954 where they spent their lives together. A respected business woman, Lupe owned and operated two restaurants, one in Richland and one in Pasco, from 1968 to 1989. Lupe was the "L" in T&L Office Supply in Kennewick and was appointed and served for six years as an advisor to the Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises by Gov. Booth Gardner. Lupe was a lifetime member of Beta Sigma Phi. Lupe is survived by her husband of 59 years, Thomas L. Snowden; son, Gerald Snowden and his wife Linda, son, Adrian Snowden; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary O'Hara, Eva Wahlfaldt; brother, Ladd DeLaO, six nieces and seven nephews. Lupe will have a graveside service on Thursday, March 17th, 2011, 11:00 a.m., at Desert Lawn Memorial Park, 10th and Union Street in Kennewick, in the Veterans area. Lupe loved her husband, family, friends, her God and Country with unselfish passion and courage. We will miss her greatly.