Joel Egan Baldwin
BUC(SCW) Joel Egan Baldwin, U.S. Navy
Joel Egan Baldwin of Gulfport, Mississippi, born and raised in the Republic of Panama, was taken from his loving family and friends on 21 December 2004. This tragedy occurred in Mosul, Iraq, while Joel was proudly serving his country.
Joel was born 16 October 1967, in Coco Solo, Canal Zone, Republic of Panama to Spike and Wendy Baldwin. In 1987 he graduated from Balboa High School, and joined the United States Navy in 1988. In August of 1989 he married his high school sweetheart Claudia Veronica Jordan. After two and a half years of duty in Fort Davis, Panama, they moved to the Gulf Coast. After five and a half years at the Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Joel was selected for duty with the Naval Support Unit, State Department, and was stationed at the United States Embassy, in Mexico City for two years.
On 9 December 1995, he and Claudia welcomed the greatest gift of their lives, daughter, Cali Ravai. His love for the Gulf Coast birthplace of his daughter brought him back to continue serving his country and the community while raising Cali.
Joel was a loving, loyal, honorable, valiant, giving, hard-working person who positively impacted every person he met. All who knew him would agree that their lives were permanently enriched by him.
He was the greatest daddy, friend, and forever hero.
He is survived by and deeply missed by his wife, Claudia, his daughter Cali, sister Kelly Baldwin Morris, brother Andrew Baldwin, his mother Wendy Ruth Kurzdorfer Baldwin, and father William (Spike) Baldwin. Also mourning his loss are father-in-law Johnny Jordan, mother-in-law Yolanda Aizpurua Martini Jordan, sisters-in-law Jessica Bishop and Cristina Conroy, and brothers-in-law Michael Jordan and Craig Morris. Joel had seven beautiful nephews and one niece that adored him and he cherished them with all his heart. He is predeceased by paternal grandparents William Wescott Baldwin, Sr., and Electra Vunck Baldwin, and maternal grandparents Perce Elmer Kurzdorfer and Patricia Amy Thompson Kurzdorfer and a precious baby brother Amado Baldwin.
The funeral service will be Thursday, December 30, 2004 at 1 pm at the Northwood Christian Center, O'Neal Rd., Gulfport. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service.
Interment, with full military honors, will be in Biloxi National Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the Claudia and Cali Baldwin Memorial Fund at Keesler Federal Credit Union.
Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, Hwy 49 N, in charge of arrangements.
Joel Egan Baldwin
BUC(SCW) Joel Egan Baldwin, U.S. Navy
Joel Egan Baldwin of Gulfport, Mississippi, born and raised in the Republic of Panama, was taken from his loving family and friends on 21 December 2004. This tragedy occurred in Mosul, Iraq, while Joel was proudly serving his country.
Joel was born 16 October 1967, in Coco Solo, Canal Zone, Republic of Panama to Spike and Wendy Baldwin. In 1987 he graduated from Balboa High School, and joined the United States Navy in 1988. In August of 1989 he married his high school sweetheart Claudia Veronica Jordan. After two and a half years of duty in Fort Davis, Panama, they moved to the Gulf Coast. After five and a half years at the Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Joel was selected for duty with the Naval Support Unit, State Department, and was stationed at the United States Embassy, in Mexico City for two years.
On 9 December 1995, he and Claudia welcomed the greatest gift of their lives, daughter, Cali Ravai. His love for the Gulf Coast birthplace of his daughter brought him back to continue serving his country and the community while raising Cali.
Joel was a loving, loyal, honorable, valiant, giving, hard-working person who positively impacted every person he met. All who knew him would agree that their lives were permanently enriched by him.
He was the greatest daddy, friend, and forever hero.
He is survived by and deeply missed by his wife, Claudia, his daughter Cali, sister Kelly Baldwin Morris, brother Andrew Baldwin, his mother Wendy Ruth Kurzdorfer Baldwin, and father William (Spike) Baldwin. Also mourning his loss are father-in-law Johnny Jordan, mother-in-law Yolanda Aizpurua Martini Jordan, sisters-in-law Jessica Bishop and Cristina Conroy, and brothers-in-law Michael Jordan and Craig Morris. Joel had seven beautiful nephews and one niece that adored him and he cherished them with all his heart. He is predeceased by paternal grandparents William Wescott Baldwin, Sr., and Electra Vunck Baldwin, and maternal grandparents Perce Elmer Kurzdorfer and Patricia Amy Thompson Kurzdorfer and a precious baby brother Amado Baldwin.
The funeral service will be Thursday, December 30, 2004 at 1 pm at the Northwood Christian Center, O'Neal Rd., Gulfport. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service.
Interment, with full military honors, will be in Biloxi National Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the Claudia and Cali Baldwin Memorial Fund at Keesler Federal Credit Union.
Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, Hwy 49 N, in charge of arrangements.
