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Roger Pryor Baird Jr.

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Roger Pryor Baird Jr.

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4 Sep 2000 (aged 80)
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Tuckahoe, Henrico County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Roger P. Baird Jr., 80, of Richmond died Monday, September 4, 2000.

He is survived by his wife, Sara Boone Baird; his daughter and son-in-law, Anne Baird and Dr. Robert J. Newman; his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Roger Pryor Baird III and Dr. Chris DeVincentis Baird; a sister, Lucy Wynn Baird; a brother, William Thomas Baird; and his grandchildren, Lesley Pryor and Sara Virginia Newman; and a nephew, W. Thomas Baird.

Mr. Baird was a member and deacon of River Road Church Baptist, a member of Willow Oaks Country Club and the Virginia Historical Society, and a 1941 graduate of V.P.I. He also served as a test pilot in the Army Air Corps for many types of aircraft, including the B-29 during WWII, and was a sales engineer with Texaco, Inc., for 39 years.

His remains rest at the Parham Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Road, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at River Road Church Baptist. Interment Westhampton Memorial Park.
Roger P. Baird Jr., 80, of Richmond died Monday, September 4, 2000.

He is survived by his wife, Sara Boone Baird; his daughter and son-in-law, Anne Baird and Dr. Robert J. Newman; his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Roger Pryor Baird III and Dr. Chris DeVincentis Baird; a sister, Lucy Wynn Baird; a brother, William Thomas Baird; and his grandchildren, Lesley Pryor and Sara Virginia Newman; and a nephew, W. Thomas Baird.

Mr. Baird was a member and deacon of River Road Church Baptist, a member of Willow Oaks Country Club and the Virginia Historical Society, and a 1941 graduate of V.P.I. He also served as a test pilot in the Army Air Corps for many types of aircraft, including the B-29 during WWII, and was a sales engineer with Texaco, Inc., for 39 years.

His remains rest at the Parham Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Road, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at River Road Church Baptist. Interment Westhampton Memorial Park.

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US Army Air Forces
World War II



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  • Maintained by: LostGeneration
  • Originally Created by: Pat
  • Added: Jan 10, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46531726/roger_pryor-baird: accessed ), memorial page for Roger Pryor Baird Jr. (1 Sep 1920–4 Sep 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46531726, citing Westhampton Memorial Park and Cremation Park, Tuckahoe, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by LostGeneration (contributor 47096186).