Mary Gail Campanella-Snow

With heavy hearts, our family reports the loss of Mary Gail Heubeck Campanella Snow, born in Baltimore on April 2, 1953 to Hayward and Mary Grace. An alumna of Mercy High school, Gail went on to earn a BA in fine arts from Rosemont College, driven by her love of beauty in the natural world. Later in life she was a beloved tenured employee of several institutions of learning and creativity including The Boys’ Latin School of Maryland, The Princeton Public Library, and The McCarter Theatre Center. Most important to Gail was family. She is survived by her two children, Joseph C. Campanella and Christina Host, along with son-in-law Brooks Host. She also is survived by two step sons, Kyle and Tucker Snow, and their wives, Sophie and Emily, whom she loved like her own children. She cherished being a grandmother to her grandchildren, Pippa, Bea, James, Leila, Milo and Oliver. She leaves behind her loving husband, Jeffrey Snow, her best friend of more than 23 years. They loved creating memories together around their shared love of family, arts, history and travel on many journeys at home and abroad. Faced with the sudden tragic death of her father, Gail took on a maternal role for her siblings at an early age. She is predeceased by her brother, Michael Heubeck and survived by her other siblings Mary Beth & Thomas Gamper, David & Leslie Heubeck, Mary Patricia & Matthew Poole, and Peter & Kelly Heubeck. She was a loving aunt to many nieces, nephews and cousins. Her first marriage to Joseph A. Campanella ended in divorce, though she remained close with the extended Campanella family. Gail was a woman of strong and very personal faith, who took joy from her relationship with God and from her spiritual community including time as a eucharistic minister of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart.. She volunteered often in her life for religious and literacy organizations, always caring deeply for her fellow humans. In the final years of her life, Gail faced down the horrors of Lewy Body Dementia with courage, humor and grace. She was bolstered in her fight by the love of her dear friends, her faith and her family. A celebration of life will be held at 10 am on Tuesday, June 30th, at the Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier in Hunt Valley. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made in Gail’s name to the Lewy Body Dementia Association. In her joyful way, Gail has requested that guests wear something colorful to the celebration instead of black.

Mary Gail Campanella-Snow

April 2, 1953 - June 19, 2026