Burial: 16 Jun 2018
Son of Emory Dodge Baker, a physician and general surgeon, and Cora Mae (Kinkle) Baker ... Two known siblings ... Lived most of his youth in Spokane, WA ... Graduated in 1943, at age 21, from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, with a degree in architecture ... Awarded the American Institute of Architects (AIA) student medal ... Later the same year, enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving from 1943 until the end of World War II, with overseas duty during the occupation of Japan, and subsequently served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, achieving the rank of Major ... Married at age 28, on 12 Nov 1949, at Northwood Appold Methodist Church, in Baltimore, MD, to Catherine Marguerite Moore, also a Cornell alumnus (and known by her middle name) ... One known child, a daughter ... Initially settled in Spokane, but returned to Baltimore by 1952, at age 31, where he worked for the architectural firm of Edmunds & Hyde, Inc. ... Named the firm’s president and director of design nearly three decades later, at age 60, in May 1982 ... Began work as a consultant after seven years, at age 67, following the firm’s closure, and continued working for nearly two more decades ... Retired in 2007, at age 86 ... Specialized in the design of medical facilities, including projects for Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sinai Hospital, and University of Maryland Medical Center ... Also provided architectural services to his parish church, designing among other spaces its first columbarium, which would eventually hold his remains and those of his wife ... Widowed in 2017, at age 95; married nearly 68 years ... Died 14 months later, in his sleep, at Blakehurst Retirement Community, at age 96 ... Survived by a daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren ... Funeral services held at the chapel of the Church of the Redeemer, with burial at the adjacent churchyard columbarium. -- by Brian J. Porter
Sources: Civil records, professional associations, directories, school yearbooks, newspaper articles, obituary, funeral pamphlet, and other family information and records.
Updated: 16 Jun 2018
Son of Emory Dodge Baker, a physician and general surgeon, and Cora Mae (Kinkle) Baker ... Two known siblings ... Lived most of his youth in Spokane, WA ... Graduated in 1943, at age 21, from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, with a degree in architecture ... Awarded the American Institute of Architects (AIA) student medal ... Later the same year, enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving from 1943 until the end of World War II, with overseas duty during the occupation of Japan, and subsequently served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, achieving the rank of Major ... Married at age 28, on 12 Nov 1949, at Northwood Appold Methodist Church, in Baltimore, MD, to Catherine Marguerite Moore, also a Cornell alumnus (and known by her middle name) ... One known child, a daughter ... Initially settled in Spokane, but returned to Baltimore by 1952, at age 31, where he worked for the architectural firm of Edmunds & Hyde, Inc. ... Named the firm’s president and director of design nearly three decades later, at age 60, in May 1982 ... Began work as a consultant after seven years, at age 67, following the firm’s closure, and continued working for nearly two more decades ... Retired in 2007, at age 86 ... Specialized in the design of medical facilities, including projects for Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sinai Hospital, and University of Maryland Medical Center ... Also provided architectural services to his parish church, designing among other spaces its first columbarium, which would eventually hold his remains and those of his wife ... Widowed in 2017, at age 95; married nearly 68 years ... Died 14 months later, in his sleep, at Blakehurst Retirement Community, at age 96 ... Survived by a daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren ... Funeral services held at the chapel of the Church of the Redeemer, with burial at the adjacent churchyard columbarium. -- by Brian J. Porter
Sources: Civil records, professional associations, directories, school yearbooks, newspaper articles, obituary, funeral pamphlet, and other family information and records.
Updated: 16 Jun 2018
Burial: 16 Jun 2018
Son of Emory Dodge Baker, a physician and general surgeon, and Cora Mae (Kinkle) Baker ... Two known siblings ... Lived most of his youth in Spokane, WA ... Graduated in 1943, at age 21, from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, with a degree in architecture ... Awarded the American Institute of Architects (AIA) student medal ... Later the same year, enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving from 1943 until the end of World War II, with overseas duty during the occupation of Japan, and subsequently served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, achieving the rank of Major ... Married at age 28, on 12 Nov 1949, at Northwood Appold Methodist Church, in Baltimore, MD, to Catherine Marguerite Moore, also a Cornell alumnus (and known by her middle name) ... One known child, a daughter ... Initially settled in Spokane, but returned to Baltimore by 1952, at age 31, where he worked for the architectural firm of Edmunds & Hyde, Inc. ... Named the firm’s president and director of design nearly three decades later, at age 60, in May 1982 ... Began work as a consultant after seven years, at age 67, following the firm’s closure, and continued working for nearly two more decades ... Retired in 2007, at age 86 ... Specialized in the design of medical facilities, including projects for Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sinai Hospital, and University of Maryland Medical Center ... Also provided architectural services to his parish church, designing among other spaces its first columbarium, which would eventually hold his remains and those of his wife ... Widowed in 2017, at age 95; married nearly 68 years ... Died 14 months later, in his sleep, at Blakehurst Retirement Community, at age 96 ... Survived by a daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren ... Funeral services held at the chapel of the Church of the Redeemer, with burial at the adjacent churchyard columbarium. -- by Brian J. Porter
Sources: Civil records, professional associations, directories, school yearbooks, newspaper articles, obituary, funeral pamphlet, and other family information and records.
Updated: 16 Jun 2018
Son of Emory Dodge Baker, a physician and general surgeon, and Cora Mae (Kinkle) Baker ... Two known siblings ... Lived most of his youth in Spokane, WA ... Graduated in 1943, at age 21, from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, with a degree in architecture ... Awarded the American Institute of Architects (AIA) student medal ... Later the same year, enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving from 1943 until the end of World War II, with overseas duty during the occupation of Japan, and subsequently served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, achieving the rank of Major ... Married at age 28, on 12 Nov 1949, at Northwood Appold Methodist Church, in Baltimore, MD, to Catherine Marguerite Moore, also a Cornell alumnus (and known by her middle name) ... One known child, a daughter ... Initially settled in Spokane, but returned to Baltimore by 1952, at age 31, where he worked for the architectural firm of Edmunds & Hyde, Inc. ... Named the firm’s president and director of design nearly three decades later, at age 60, in May 1982 ... Began work as a consultant after seven years, at age 67, following the firm’s closure, and continued working for nearly two more decades ... Retired in 2007, at age 86 ... Specialized in the design of medical facilities, including projects for Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sinai Hospital, and University of Maryland Medical Center ... Also provided architectural services to his parish church, designing among other spaces its first columbarium, which would eventually hold his remains and those of his wife ... Widowed in 2017, at age 95; married nearly 68 years ... Died 14 months later, in his sleep, at Blakehurst Retirement Community, at age 96 ... Survived by a daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren ... Funeral services held at the chapel of the Church of the Redeemer, with burial at the adjacent churchyard columbarium. -- by Brian J. Porter
Sources: Civil records, professional associations, directories, school yearbooks, newspaper articles, obituary, funeral pamphlet, and other family information and records.
Updated: 16 Jun 2018
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