Steve Snook
Memorial Celebrant · Funeral Officiant · Grief Support Guide
For nearly four decades, I have walked alongside families in Los Angeles through some of the most difficult moments of their lives. I am a non-denominational pastor, an interfaith police chaplain, and an interfaith hospital chaplain — but mostly, I am someone who has known loss and believes no one should have to walk through it alone.
Loss is not a stranger to me.
My little sister was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor when she was nine years old. As a teenager, I lost close family friends in a private plane crash. My father died of pancreatic cancer in his early sixties. My wife recently lost her mother, first to dementia and then to a sudden accident.
And in January 2025, my wife and I lost our home.
These experiences do not make me an expert in grief. They make me someone who understands that grief changes everything — and that having someone steady beside you matters more than anything that can be said.
I have been honored to walk with grieving families for almost four decades — after long illnesses, after sudden deaths that rock your world, after the kind of loss you never saw coming. Strangers who became friends. People who taught me that love outlasts everything.
People have been there for me in my hardest times. I want to be there for you.
Decades of walking with families in crisis.
- 30+ years
- Non-denominational pastor serving diverse communities
- 25+ years
- Interfaith Police Chaplain — supporting families through sudden and traumatic loss
- UCLA
- Interfaith Hospital Chaplain — end-of-life care for patients and families
- 15+ years
- Working with West Los Angeles funeral homes and cemeteries
Extensive experience with sudden loss, trauma, and complex family dynamics. Comfortable across faith traditions, spiritual-but-not-religious backgrounds, and entirely secular services.
You don't have to do this alone.
Whether you are planning ahead or responding to a loss that just happened, I am here. A short email is enough to start.
Reach out, at your pace.
You don’t need to know what to say. A short note is enough. I respond as quickly as I can, day or night.
Email ssnook57@icloud.com