Robert Wallace Baker, Jr. of Fort Collins died Tuesday, March 17, 1992, in a car accident.
A funeral service will be at 1:50 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Aberdeen, S.D., with the Rev. Jim Freidrich officiating.
A wake service will be at 5 p.m. today at Schriver's Memorial Mortuary, Aberdeen.
Burial will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday.
Bob Baker was born Dec. 21, 1965, in Mesa, Ariz., the son of Robert Wallace and Helena Miloszek Baker.
At age 14 he moved to Custer, S.D., where he lived with a sister. Mr. Baker attended Rapid City Central High School and graduated from Custer High School in 1982. After graduation, he worked as chef at some of Rapid City's more elegant restaurants. He also played with friends in a local band call Dissent. He moved to Fort Collins and worked at a health food store and a bicycle shop. He was attending Colorado State University at the time of his death and was employed by Adventure Outfitters.
He was a member of Greenpeace and an environmental enthusiast.
Survivors include his mother, Helena Baker of New Haven, Conn.; a sister Mrs. Dawn R. Hills of Rapid City, S.D.; a brother, David R. Baker of Patterson, N.Y.; two nephews; and one neice. He was preceded in death in 1981 by his father.
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Crash Anniversary: March 17, 1992
A drunk driver with at BAC of 0.309 killed Bobbie Pfeiffer and Bob Baker on March 17, 1992 in Fort Collins, CO. They were hit head-on at a high rate of speed (65mph +). Duncan and Abbey, Bob and Bobbie's dogs were also killed in the crash, as was the drunk driver. This crash to date is considered the worst crash in the city's history - alcohol or otherwise. The drunk driver narrowly missed another vehicle prior to killing himself, Bob, Bobbie, Duncan and Abbey. The driver who was nearly hit just prior to the fatal crash wrote this tribute.
On March 17, 1992 at 11:41 p.m., my life changed forever. I agonize over whether I could have warned Bob and Bobbie of the danger heading their way. I will have to live the rest of my life knowing that I was totally helpless to do anything to prevent this unspeakable tragedy.
This horrific crash was not an "accident" but a totally senseless preventable tragedy. If you see someone who shouldn?t drive, call a cab, call the police or do whatever it takes to keep them off the streets. Get involved -- you may be the only one who has the sense to do it. Take it personally. Please, please don't let this happen to anyone else again.
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Late on St. Patrick's Day 1992, I narrowly missed being sideswiped by a speeding drunk driver. He was going so fast I could only watch as the back of his T-bird crested the hill ahead of us. Seconds later I too crested the hill and saw the terrible wreckage that took his life and the lives of Bobbie Pfieffer and Robert Baker whose car was hit head-on. The horror of what I saw remains with me today and I feel as though I have been somehow given a second chance at life.
Since the crash I have come to know and love Bobbie and Robert's family. Bobbie's mom and dad told me that Bobbie had been born without a femur in her left leg. Soon after her first birthday she was fitted with an artificial leg but that was to be the only artificial thing about her. Bobbie's desire to help others led her to a career in social work. At the time of their deaths, Bobbie and Robert were engaged to be married. I wish I had known them but I have not taken my "second chance" for granted. I will do anything and everything I possibly can to prevent another drunk driving tragedy from happening. I share this story in memory of Bobbie and Robert, as well as the 220 people who died in alcohol-related crashes in 1999 in Colorado. *(NHTSA, 1999)
- Jeanne Brien, Colorado
A funeral service will be at 1:50 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Aberdeen, S.D., with the Rev. Jim Freidrich officiating.
A wake service will be at 5 p.m. today at Schriver's Memorial Mortuary, Aberdeen.
Burial will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday.
Bob Baker was born Dec. 21, 1965, in Mesa, Ariz., the son of Robert Wallace and Helena Miloszek Baker.
At age 14 he moved to Custer, S.D., where he lived with a sister. Mr. Baker attended Rapid City Central High School and graduated from Custer High School in 1982. After graduation, he worked as chef at some of Rapid City's more elegant restaurants. He also played with friends in a local band call Dissent. He moved to Fort Collins and worked at a health food store and a bicycle shop. He was attending Colorado State University at the time of his death and was employed by Adventure Outfitters.
He was a member of Greenpeace and an environmental enthusiast.
Survivors include his mother, Helena Baker of New Haven, Conn.; a sister Mrs. Dawn R. Hills of Rapid City, S.D.; a brother, David R. Baker of Patterson, N.Y.; two nephews; and one neice. He was preceded in death in 1981 by his father.
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Crash Anniversary: March 17, 1992
A drunk driver with at BAC of 0.309 killed Bobbie Pfeiffer and Bob Baker on March 17, 1992 in Fort Collins, CO. They were hit head-on at a high rate of speed (65mph +). Duncan and Abbey, Bob and Bobbie's dogs were also killed in the crash, as was the drunk driver. This crash to date is considered the worst crash in the city's history - alcohol or otherwise. The drunk driver narrowly missed another vehicle prior to killing himself, Bob, Bobbie, Duncan and Abbey. The driver who was nearly hit just prior to the fatal crash wrote this tribute.
On March 17, 1992 at 11:41 p.m., my life changed forever. I agonize over whether I could have warned Bob and Bobbie of the danger heading their way. I will have to live the rest of my life knowing that I was totally helpless to do anything to prevent this unspeakable tragedy.
This horrific crash was not an "accident" but a totally senseless preventable tragedy. If you see someone who shouldn?t drive, call a cab, call the police or do whatever it takes to keep them off the streets. Get involved -- you may be the only one who has the sense to do it. Take it personally. Please, please don't let this happen to anyone else again.
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Late on St. Patrick's Day 1992, I narrowly missed being sideswiped by a speeding drunk driver. He was going so fast I could only watch as the back of his T-bird crested the hill ahead of us. Seconds later I too crested the hill and saw the terrible wreckage that took his life and the lives of Bobbie Pfieffer and Robert Baker whose car was hit head-on. The horror of what I saw remains with me today and I feel as though I have been somehow given a second chance at life.
Since the crash I have come to know and love Bobbie and Robert's family. Bobbie's mom and dad told me that Bobbie had been born without a femur in her left leg. Soon after her first birthday she was fitted with an artificial leg but that was to be the only artificial thing about her. Bobbie's desire to help others led her to a career in social work. At the time of their deaths, Bobbie and Robert were engaged to be married. I wish I had known them but I have not taken my "second chance" for granted. I will do anything and everything I possibly can to prevent another drunk driving tragedy from happening. I share this story in memory of Bobbie and Robert, as well as the 220 people who died in alcohol-related crashes in 1999 in Colorado. *(NHTSA, 1999)
- Jeanne Brien, Colorado
Robert Wallace Baker, Jr. of Fort Collins died Tuesday, March 17, 1992, in a car accident.
A funeral service will be at 1:50 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Aberdeen, S.D., with the Rev. Jim Freidrich officiating.
A wake service will be at 5 p.m. today at Schriver's Memorial Mortuary, Aberdeen.
Burial will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday.
Bob Baker was born Dec. 21, 1965, in Mesa, Ariz., the son of Robert Wallace and Helena Miloszek Baker.
At age 14 he moved to Custer, S.D., where he lived with a sister. Mr. Baker attended Rapid City Central High School and graduated from Custer High School in 1982. After graduation, he worked as chef at some of Rapid City's more elegant restaurants. He also played with friends in a local band call Dissent. He moved to Fort Collins and worked at a health food store and a bicycle shop. He was attending Colorado State University at the time of his death and was employed by Adventure Outfitters.
He was a member of Greenpeace and an environmental enthusiast.
Survivors include his mother, Helena Baker of New Haven, Conn.; a sister Mrs. Dawn R. Hills of Rapid City, S.D.; a brother, David R. Baker of Patterson, N.Y.; two nephews; and one neice. He was preceded in death in 1981 by his father.
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Crash Anniversary: March 17, 1992
A drunk driver with at BAC of 0.309 killed Bobbie Pfeiffer and Bob Baker on March 17, 1992 in Fort Collins, CO. They were hit head-on at a high rate of speed (65mph +). Duncan and Abbey, Bob and Bobbie's dogs were also killed in the crash, as was the drunk driver. This crash to date is considered the worst crash in the city's history - alcohol or otherwise. The drunk driver narrowly missed another vehicle prior to killing himself, Bob, Bobbie, Duncan and Abbey. The driver who was nearly hit just prior to the fatal crash wrote this tribute.
On March 17, 1992 at 11:41 p.m., my life changed forever. I agonize over whether I could have warned Bob and Bobbie of the danger heading their way. I will have to live the rest of my life knowing that I was totally helpless to do anything to prevent this unspeakable tragedy.
This horrific crash was not an "accident" but a totally senseless preventable tragedy. If you see someone who shouldn?t drive, call a cab, call the police or do whatever it takes to keep them off the streets. Get involved -- you may be the only one who has the sense to do it. Take it personally. Please, please don't let this happen to anyone else again.
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Late on St. Patrick's Day 1992, I narrowly missed being sideswiped by a speeding drunk driver. He was going so fast I could only watch as the back of his T-bird crested the hill ahead of us. Seconds later I too crested the hill and saw the terrible wreckage that took his life and the lives of Bobbie Pfieffer and Robert Baker whose car was hit head-on. The horror of what I saw remains with me today and I feel as though I have been somehow given a second chance at life.
Since the crash I have come to know and love Bobbie and Robert's family. Bobbie's mom and dad told me that Bobbie had been born without a femur in her left leg. Soon after her first birthday she was fitted with an artificial leg but that was to be the only artificial thing about her. Bobbie's desire to help others led her to a career in social work. At the time of their deaths, Bobbie and Robert were engaged to be married. I wish I had known them but I have not taken my "second chance" for granted. I will do anything and everything I possibly can to prevent another drunk driving tragedy from happening. I share this story in memory of Bobbie and Robert, as well as the 220 people who died in alcohol-related crashes in 1999 in Colorado. *(NHTSA, 1999)
- Jeanne Brien, Colorado
A funeral service will be at 1:50 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Aberdeen, S.D., with the Rev. Jim Freidrich officiating.
A wake service will be at 5 p.m. today at Schriver's Memorial Mortuary, Aberdeen.
Burial will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday.
Bob Baker was born Dec. 21, 1965, in Mesa, Ariz., the son of Robert Wallace and Helena Miloszek Baker.
At age 14 he moved to Custer, S.D., where he lived with a sister. Mr. Baker attended Rapid City Central High School and graduated from Custer High School in 1982. After graduation, he worked as chef at some of Rapid City's more elegant restaurants. He also played with friends in a local band call Dissent. He moved to Fort Collins and worked at a health food store and a bicycle shop. He was attending Colorado State University at the time of his death and was employed by Adventure Outfitters.
He was a member of Greenpeace and an environmental enthusiast.
Survivors include his mother, Helena Baker of New Haven, Conn.; a sister Mrs. Dawn R. Hills of Rapid City, S.D.; a brother, David R. Baker of Patterson, N.Y.; two nephews; and one neice. He was preceded in death in 1981 by his father.
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Crash Anniversary: March 17, 1992
A drunk driver with at BAC of 0.309 killed Bobbie Pfeiffer and Bob Baker on March 17, 1992 in Fort Collins, CO. They were hit head-on at a high rate of speed (65mph +). Duncan and Abbey, Bob and Bobbie's dogs were also killed in the crash, as was the drunk driver. This crash to date is considered the worst crash in the city's history - alcohol or otherwise. The drunk driver narrowly missed another vehicle prior to killing himself, Bob, Bobbie, Duncan and Abbey. The driver who was nearly hit just prior to the fatal crash wrote this tribute.
On March 17, 1992 at 11:41 p.m., my life changed forever. I agonize over whether I could have warned Bob and Bobbie of the danger heading their way. I will have to live the rest of my life knowing that I was totally helpless to do anything to prevent this unspeakable tragedy.
This horrific crash was not an "accident" but a totally senseless preventable tragedy. If you see someone who shouldn?t drive, call a cab, call the police or do whatever it takes to keep them off the streets. Get involved -- you may be the only one who has the sense to do it. Take it personally. Please, please don't let this happen to anyone else again.
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Late on St. Patrick's Day 1992, I narrowly missed being sideswiped by a speeding drunk driver. He was going so fast I could only watch as the back of his T-bird crested the hill ahead of us. Seconds later I too crested the hill and saw the terrible wreckage that took his life and the lives of Bobbie Pfieffer and Robert Baker whose car was hit head-on. The horror of what I saw remains with me today and I feel as though I have been somehow given a second chance at life.
Since the crash I have come to know and love Bobbie and Robert's family. Bobbie's mom and dad told me that Bobbie had been born without a femur in her left leg. Soon after her first birthday she was fitted with an artificial leg but that was to be the only artificial thing about her. Bobbie's desire to help others led her to a career in social work. At the time of their deaths, Bobbie and Robert were engaged to be married. I wish I had known them but I have not taken my "second chance" for granted. I will do anything and everything I possibly can to prevent another drunk driving tragedy from happening. I share this story in memory of Bobbie and Robert, as well as the 220 people who died in alcohol-related crashes in 1999 in Colorado. *(NHTSA, 1999)
- Jeanne Brien, Colorado
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