Shaaron Lee (Cooper) Snead (1938 - 2021)

Born 1 Oct 1938 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Wife of Rodney K Snead — married 4 Apr 1953 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 15 Sep 2021 at age 82 in Minden, Douglas, Nevada, United States

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Biography

Shaaron (Cooper) Snead is Notable.

Shaaron Claridge was an American police radio dispatcher at the Van Nuys Division of the Los Angeles Police Department. She worked for the LAPD for 3 decades. She is best known for her voice work on the Adam-12 television series. Her face is very brief in the opening credits when a police officer pass a ticket to her to read on the air. Shaaron was also did voice-overs for other TV police shows such as "Dragnet", "Rockford Files" and "Columbo. According to the "Times" newspaper article on 26 April 1969, Shaaron never told her fellow police offcers about her "other job" for 6 months before they reconized her voice on "Adam 12". Before she workes her 4PM to Midnight shift, she travels to the Universal Studies to record the calls for the series. She bet out three other dispachers for that job. ^[1]

Shaaron's Early Life Shaaron Cooper, daughter of Patricia M (Thompson) Cooper was born on 1 October 1928 in Los Angelas, California, ^[2] In the 1940 census, Shaaron (age 1) was the daughter of Patricia M Cooper in Glendale Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[3]

Shaaron's two marraiges:

1. Frank Walter Claridge (marriage 12 January 1963)^[4][5]

1. Rodney K Snead (marriage 23 March 1980)^[6]

Shaaron was on a memorial in Eastside Memorial Park, Minden, Douglas County, Nevada, United States with a death date of 16 September 2021.^[7]

Research Notes

Frank Walter Claridge is alive and according to some sources he is/was an LAPD police officer where Shaaron worked. Rodney K Snead 1932-2014.

Sources

1. ↑ 1969 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
   The Times (San Mateo, California) Sat, Apr 26, 1969, page 46
   Newspapers Clip: 146994105 (accessed 10 May 2024)
2. ↑ Birth: "California Birth Index, 1905-1995"
   citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento
   FamilySearch Record: VL14-M9Q (accessed 10 May 2024)
   Shaaron Lee Cooper born on 1 Oct 1938, daughter of Thompson, in Los Angeles, California, United States.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 51; Digital film/folder number: 005456296; Image number: 918; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: B
   FamilySearch Record: K972-J4Y (accessed 10 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MT-D56
   Shaaron Lee Cooper (1), single daughter, in household of Patricia M Cooper (30) in Glendale Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in California.
4. ↑ Marriage: "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985"
   FamilySearch Record: V66K-RWP (accessed 10 May 2024)
   Frank W Claridge (23) marriage to Shaaron L Cooper (24) in 1963 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
5. ↑ Divorce: "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984"
   citing Ventura, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento
   FamilySearch Record: VP1M-3H3 (accessed 10 May 2024)
   Frank W Claridge divorce on 26 Sep 1979 in Ventura, California.
6. ↑ Marriage: "Nevada, U.S., Marriage Index, 1956-2005"
   Page: 279 6; Book: 710-
   Ancestry Record 1100 #8365541 (accessed 10 May 2024)
   Shaaron L Cooper marriage to Rodney K Snead on 17 Mar 1980 in Reno.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #241166059
   Memorial page for Shaaron Lee Cooper Snead (1 Oct 1938-16 Sep 2021), citing Eastside Memorial Park, Minden, Douglas County, Nevada, USA (plot: 2111); Maintained by Find a Grave.

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See Also

• Wikipedia:Shaaron Claridge

wikipedia:Adam-12 "1-Adam-12" is an LAPD call sign that combines three elements: the unit's patrol division, the type of patrol unit, and the daily assigned reporting district. The "1" means the patrol car operates in Division 1 (Central Division), serving Downtown Los Angeles.[7] The LAPD assigns two-officer patrol units the letter "A"; in the LAPD phonetic alphabet, the letter "A" is spoken as "Adam".[8][9] The "12" comes from the daily assigned reporting district, or beat. Adam-12's "shop number"—a fleet vehicle identification number custom to the city government, located below the city seal on vehicle front doors—from the first season to the third season was "80817" on the Belvedere, "83012" on the Satellite, and "85012" on the Matador. Though the "1-Adam-12" radio call sign identified it as a Central Division unit, the police station Malloy and Reed worked from belonged to Rampart Division, which serves sections west of Downtown and uses "2" as its prefix number. There was also never a standard patrol unit with the call sign of "1-Adam-12", as all LAPD reporting districts are odd-numbered."

• 1969 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
  Fort Lauderdale News (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Mon, Feb 24, 1969, page 28
  Newspapers Clip: 146992268 "She's the Voice on Police Series" a great article about her career.

• 1990 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
  Santa Maria Times (Santa Maria, California) Tue, Nov 6, 1990, page 11
  Newspapers Clip: 146993328 Shaaron to retire from the LAPD after 30 years on the poilce force to enjoy more voice-overs and travel.

• 1990 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
  Merced Sun-Star (Merced, California) Tue, Oct 23, 1990, page 8
  Newspapers Clip: 146993626 Small article about her retirement.