I went to high school with Lane at Brandon Valley and didn't know him well from school was able to spend some time with him at our reunion in 2021. He was really a beautiful and gentle soul. I am so deeply sorry for your loss. My prayers are with your family for healing. I just want to know that he was liked and admired by an endless amount of people.

Posted by Jill Melsha on November 19, 2022

We are shocked as this is truly unexpected. Our heartfelt condolences. We pray that your family is surrounded by God’s comforting love. I read Lane's Obituary. One more thing I want to add about him is that Lane was a legendary Options trader and a genius at his craft. We exchanged a few emails and were truly awed by what he had shared with us. He was not only a genius, but also a kind hearted person that shared ideas selflessly. He will always be in our hearts through his video and the knowledge that he shared with us. I am sure he will be greatly missed in the Option trading community.

Posted by Rinkesh Ghaghada on November 15, 2022

The Merchen Ranch Family have dear sweet memories of the Snell family over a lifetime. Such great family friends, really just part of the Norris Community and Norris Church family. Lane was a gentle young man, and a quiet example of Christian living. So very soon, we will all be together again with the whole Family of God Singing and Worshiping our Savior! Blessings this day to Brad, Drake, Shawn and Tammy! We love you! Harry, Jeanne, Melonie, Terrie, Dawn, Steve and Tim

Posted by Dawn Merchen Koch on November 10, 2022

Lane is one of the best people I have ever known. Truly. We met in the early 90s when he was living in Houston and sharing an apartment with a friend of mine. He was quiet, but kind and smart and quick to laugh. He spoke freely and easily of his faith but only if invited to, not forcing his beliefs on anyone. He was nearly 30 at the time and I was still a teenager, but he was so much of who I wanted to grow up to be. Most importantly, he treated me like I mattered and as though he just really liked me. That is a beautiful feeling, I was hooked : ) We kept in touch over the years; and had many shared memories: He took me to the Caribbean to learn scuba. I invited him to New York City to attend the US Open. (I still have a ticket stub from us at the World Trade Center from that trip- just a week before 9/11) We met in Kansas City for a mutual friend's Art Opening. Met in Tennessee a few years later for the same friend's wedding. But our best memory is him coming to Hawaii to watch me run the Maui Marathon, along with that same Houston roommate from 15yrs before. One of the BEST vacations I will ever have. Years later, I lived with him for my first few years in Denver. I already miss his presence terribly. Because of my work out of town, I had not seen him nearly as much the past few years. But I took him out for his birthday a few weeks before he passed - I recently found that dinner receipt in my pocket and it was a terribly empty and impossible feeling. I have tried to be to others what Lane was to me for close to 30 years- so generous, so kind, so fun-loving. He might have been an introvert and he might not have liked very much attention; I understood those traits in him as I am much the same way. But his influence on who I am today is enormous and unmistakable.

Posted by Kevin Stenzel on November 9, 2022

I met Lane in the fall of 1991 in Houston at Second Baptist. We became fast friends and 30 years later, he is one of my closest friends. We shared an apartment together for over a year, and he was a groomsman in my wedding. He loved the Lord and was an adventurous soul. He was always encouraging. I will miss him.

Posted by Ment Morris on November 7, 2022

I am one of Lane’s trading (options and futures) buddies. Lane and I met in 2017 at a trading event hosted in Chicago. We were both from Denver, so we struck up a conversation and shared contact information. That was the beginning of our friendship. We supported each other through the ups and downs of trading with the goal of independence, financial success, and doing something we were both passionate about – Trading. Lane ended up trading full-time and I watched him evolve to an incredible trader. He achieved his goals: Independence - he was his own boss. He was making very good living trading full-time, and most of all, he was following his passion. The next stop for him – the sailboat mentioned in his obituary. He wanted to keep it in the Caribbean. It was a Rustler 42. You know we would all have a standing invite to hang out with him on his sailboat! The last few years, we were in constant contact. Texted several times a day about what was going on with the market, and we talked on the phone several times per week. I miss him so much. I miss his friendship, kindness, and wit. I miss his insight into the markets – he always knew what was going on. What about Lane’s interest in supporting others and putting them in the spotlight, but not wanting to be in the spotlight himself? He was always about making people around him feel good. He gave so much yet asked so little. He may have become an Oil man and then a Trader, but he was ministering to everyone who was around him in his own way every single day. Thank you, Lane. I’m so glad we became friends.

Posted by Geoff Baylis on October 16, 2022

I knew Lane the last 12 years or so. I watched Buddy his cat while he traveled. Lane went out of his way - above & beyond- to ensure my comfort while caring for Buddy. There’s this saying I heard and when I think of Lane, it always comes to mind: “I can’t hear what you are saying because what you do resonates so loudly.” This is Lane. I’m so sorry for his loss- it feels deep and vast. Much love to his dear friends & family.

Posted by Megan Mahoney on October 15, 2022

Lane was great to work with at Baker Hughes. He made a number of trips to Williston. He seemed so physically fit and mild mannered. I never would have dreamed him leaving this way. Minnesota is my home state, too. May he be with God, and God's strength be his family.

Posted by Jerry Wells on October 12, 2022

I just met Lane at our family reunion when he came with Sara Glaze. What a nice calm man and a great listener. I was so glad to have met him after so many years of hearing about Lane. A huge loss to so many. Sara and his family will be in my prayers. Love, Mary Bechtel

Posted by Mary Bechtel on October 11, 2022