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Calvin Coolidge Baxter

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Calvin Coolidge Baxter

Birth
Mayville, Tuscola County, Michigan, USA
Death
4 Oct 1956 (aged 31)
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Rich Township, Lapeer County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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The following is per Find A Grave contributor CarmasKid: "Cal Baxter was the first police chief of Keego Harbor. He also volunteered as a member of the West Bloomfield Fire Department, where he died in the line of duty. According to information received from the fire department in 2014, his wife survives. Trinity Methodist Church hosted the funeral. Dan Miller, West Bloomfield Volunteer and a founder of the Tri-City Fire Department drove the "Flower Car" to Mayville.

Herbert L. "Red" Morgan, a West Bloomfield Fire Chief, Oakland County Sheriff Deputy, and a founding Fire Chief of the Tri-City Fire Department, was Cal’s best friend. Red donated the land for "Baxter-Morgan Park," a city park in Keego Harbor that includes playground equipment and sports fields, to honor the memory of his friend. Photos of the park can be found on the internet.

Because of his duty death Calvin Baxter’s name is inscribed on the Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial Monument, Stone 5, Row 14. The monument is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of County Center Drive East (north entrance) and N. Telegraph Rd., on Oakland County's complex at 1200 North Telegraph Road in Pontiac. The memorial has a website on the internet at www.michiganfallenheroes.com"
The following is per Find A Grave contributor CarmasKid: "Cal Baxter was the first police chief of Keego Harbor. He also volunteered as a member of the West Bloomfield Fire Department, where he died in the line of duty. According to information received from the fire department in 2014, his wife survives. Trinity Methodist Church hosted the funeral. Dan Miller, West Bloomfield Volunteer and a founder of the Tri-City Fire Department drove the "Flower Car" to Mayville.

Herbert L. "Red" Morgan, a West Bloomfield Fire Chief, Oakland County Sheriff Deputy, and a founding Fire Chief of the Tri-City Fire Department, was Cal’s best friend. Red donated the land for "Baxter-Morgan Park," a city park in Keego Harbor that includes playground equipment and sports fields, to honor the memory of his friend. Photos of the park can be found on the internet.

Because of his duty death Calvin Baxter’s name is inscribed on the Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial Monument, Stone 5, Row 14. The monument is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of County Center Drive East (north entrance) and N. Telegraph Rd., on Oakland County's complex at 1200 North Telegraph Road in Pontiac. The memorial has a website on the internet at www.michiganfallenheroes.com"

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