SNIDERMAN HARVEY A. Age 80, passed away at his home in Oakland, CA on February 6, 2015. He was born June 4, 1934, in Pittsburgh, PA to Herbert and Stella Sniderman. He graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in 1952, the University of Pittsburgh in 1956, Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA in 1961, and was accepted to the California Bar in 1962. He started his legal career working for the City of Los Angeles Housing Authority for 11 years, and then went into private practice as a criminal defense lawyer. He was in the Marine Reserves from 1958 to 1962. In addition to being an accomplished painter of classic cars, he also enjoyed travel, cooking, skiing, crossword puzzles and was a lifelong Pittsburgh Steelers and Pirates fan. He is survived by his daughter, Debba Sniderman, of Yucaipa, CA; son, Brett Sniderman, of Burnsville, MN; daughter, Dina Matthews; and grandson, Jack Matthews, of Arusha, Tanzania; as well as other relatives and friends. Please consider memorial donations to the Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco, CA, the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, CA, and/or the University of Pittsburgh. Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb