After high school, Jesse enlisted in the United States Marine Corps as a rifleman in the infantry. He served with distinction and was honorably discharged in 1957. He attended the Devry Technical Institute in Chicago and earned a degree in electronics. Chicago was also where he met his future wife, Marilyn, who was training to become a nurse. They married on 19 Oct 1960 in Cook, Illinois. They then moved to Cocoa Beach, Florida where Jesse worked at Cape Canaveral. He participated in the Atlas, Saturn, and Apollo programs.
Jesse & Marilyn had 3 children together.
With the space program winding down he decided to earn a bachelor's degree in Accounting. This turned into a new career as a defense contractor auditor and they moved to California in 1975. In 1981 he accepted a position in Saudi Arabia where he audited government defense contracts for a joint Saudi/US project. In 1984 they returned to the Bay Area, and he was transferred to Anchorage, Alaska in 1986.
Jesse lived life to the fullest, he loved running, hiking, mountain climbing, skiing, canoeing, and cycling. He and his wife took several Ocean cruises, so many that they were often seated at the Captain's Table during their cruises together.
Jesse was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Sophie Baldwin, and his siblings, Stan, Claudia, and Don, as well as an infant niece, Cherie Baldwin. He is survived by his beautiful wife, Marilyn, and their children and grandchildren. He is also survived by his 5 nieces and 3 nephews.
Jesse & Marilyn had 3 children together.
With the space program winding down he decided to earn a bachelor's degree in Accounting. This turned into a new career as a defense contractor auditor and they moved to California in 1975. In 1981 he accepted a position in Saudi Arabia where he audited government defense contracts for a joint Saudi/US project. In 1984 they returned to the Bay Area, and he was transferred to Anchorage, Alaska in 1986.
Jesse lived life to the fullest, he loved running, hiking, mountain climbing, skiing, canoeing, and cycling. He and his wife took several Ocean cruises, so many that they were often seated at the Captain's Table during their cruises together.
Jesse was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Sophie Baldwin, and his siblings, Stan, Claudia, and Don, as well as an infant niece, Cherie Baldwin. He is survived by his beautiful wife, Marilyn, and their children and grandchildren. He is also survived by his 5 nieces and 3 nephews.
After high school, Jesse enlisted in the United States Marine Corps as a rifleman in the infantry. He served with distinction and was honorably discharged in 1957. He attended the Devry Technical Institute in Chicago and earned a degree in electronics. Chicago was also where he met his future wife, Marilyn, who was training to become a nurse. They married on 19 Oct 1960 in Cook, Illinois. They then moved to Cocoa Beach, Florida where Jesse worked at Cape Canaveral. He participated in the Atlas, Saturn, and Apollo programs.
Jesse & Marilyn had 3 children together.
With the space program winding down he decided to earn a bachelor's degree in Accounting. This turned into a new career as a defense contractor auditor and they moved to California in 1975. In 1981 he accepted a position in Saudi Arabia where he audited government defense contracts for a joint Saudi/US project. In 1984 they returned to the Bay Area, and he was transferred to Anchorage, Alaska in 1986.
Jesse lived life to the fullest, he loved running, hiking, mountain climbing, skiing, canoeing, and cycling. He and his wife took several Ocean cruises, so many that they were often seated at the Captain's Table during their cruises together.
Jesse was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Sophie Baldwin, and his siblings, Stan, Claudia, and Don, as well as an infant niece, Cherie Baldwin. He is survived by his beautiful wife, Marilyn, and their children and grandchildren. He is also survived by his 5 nieces and 3 nephews.
Jesse & Marilyn had 3 children together.
With the space program winding down he decided to earn a bachelor's degree in Accounting. This turned into a new career as a defense contractor auditor and they moved to California in 1975. In 1981 he accepted a position in Saudi Arabia where he audited government defense contracts for a joint Saudi/US project. In 1984 they returned to the Bay Area, and he was transferred to Anchorage, Alaska in 1986.
Jesse lived life to the fullest, he loved running, hiking, mountain climbing, skiing, canoeing, and cycling. He and his wife took several Ocean cruises, so many that they were often seated at the Captain's Table during their cruises together.
Jesse was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Sophie Baldwin, and his siblings, Stan, Claudia, and Don, as well as an infant niece, Cherie Baldwin. He is survived by his beautiful wife, Marilyn, and their children and grandchildren. He is also survived by his 5 nieces and 3 nephews.
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