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Submitted: 6/24/20 • Approved: 6/24/20 • Last Updated: 6/27/20 • R1324643-G1324643-S3
Robert
Jan 25, 1958
Jul 16, 2008
Doctorate of Engineering
Laura
Aug 31, 1961
May 08, 2015
Registered Nurse Practioner
*Obituary
The Baxter Bulletin
July 17, 2008
Robert L. Baker Jr. Ph.D., P.E., 50, of Greenwell Springs, La., formerly of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. A funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at First Christian Church, with Dr. Jim Robinson officiating. Visitation will be noon to 9 p.m. today at Roller Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends 6-8 p.m.
He was born Jan. 25, 1958, in Great Lakes, Ill., to Robert Leon Baker, M.D., and Rebecca Chandler Baker. On June 27, 1987, he married Laura Cay Mattox in Fayetteville.
Dr. Baker was a member of Mountain Home First Christian Church. He received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees from University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. A senior process chemical engineer with Jacob's Engineering, Dr. Baker was active in American Institute of Chemical Engineers and held all its offices. He served as an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University and taught at the former Westark Junior College in Fort Smith while he attended UA. He loved his wife and family and loved animals, especially his three dogs. He also enjoyed flying, woodworking, working outdoors and riding motorcycles. He won state Judo competitions while in college, participated in triathlons and enjoyed scuba diving, traveling, hiking, hunting and fishing.
Dr. Baker was an optimistic, gentle man who was willing to help anyone in need. He survived a plane crash in 1978 and helped save the lives of other passengers.
Survivors are his wife, Laura C. Baker of the home; parents Dr. Robert L. and Rebecca Baker of Mountain Home; a brother, Capt. Bruce Chandler (Susan) Baker, M.D., U.S. Navy of Oceanside, Calif.; three sisters, Rebecca Ann (Bob) Penski of Seattle, Betsy Jean (John) Pepper of Carthage, Texas; and Capt. Brenda Carole Baker, Nurse Corps, U.S. Navy of Annapolis, Md.; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jay Milton Baker, M.D.
Interment will be at Mountain Home Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church.
Arrangements are by Roller Funeral Home. www.rollerfuneralhomes.com
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*Obituary
The Baxter Bulletin
May 18, 2015
Laura Cay Baker was born in 1961, in Joplin, MO, as the only child of George Mattox and Erna (Cay) Dennis Mattox. She departed this life on Friday, May 8, 2015 in Baton Rouge, La. Her father, George Mattox completed a career in the United States Army and retired at Ft. Smith, AR. Laura attended high school in Ft. Smith and later graduated from the University of Arkansas Medical Science Nurse Practitioner program in 1983. She worked as a professional nurse and focused on women's health, primarily in Baton Rouge. She is remembered as a gentle spirited, compassionate, professional care giver with a creative talent for writing poetry, and a love of music and the arts.
In 1978, she married her soul mate, Robert L. Baker, Jr., PhD, who was the son of the late Dr. Robert L. Baker and wife, Rebecca Baker of Mt. Home, Ar. Rob and Laura spent 26 wonderful years together, traveling and experiencing life, prior to his early death at age 50 in 2008.
In lieu of flowers, she requested any honorarium be made to the Wounded Warrior Program, or the ASPCA, or charity of your choice.
A memorial service was conducted Saturday, May 16, 2015, at the Mountain Home Cemetery under the direction of Roller Funeral Home with her brother in law John Pepper, officiating. www.rollerfuneralhomes.com
Contributed on 6/24/20 by Jenbaker1951
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