Andrew Robert Baker, lifelong resident of Holbrook, passed away peacefully with his wife, parents, relatives and many friends at his side at New England Medical Center, July 12, after a very courageous three-year battle with cancer. Andrew grew up in Holbrook and graduated from Holbrook High School in 2002. He worked at Brooks Lumber Supply for six years. He was also on the town of Randolphs Auxiliary Police Department and the Mount Ida College Security Department. Andrew was a former Cub Scout. He played football, soccer, Little League and was on the wrestling team. He also loved to fish, scuba dive and ride motorcycles. Andrews greatest joy was spending as much time as he could with his wife, Kerri, and his daughter, Olivia. He would like to thank all the people from the Brooks Lumber Company for all the things they did for him in his last years. He also wanted to acknowledge his co-workers from the Randolph Auxiliary Department, the Mount Ida College Security Department and a special thank you to his best friend, Keith Lazaron. He was the beloved husband of Kerri (Lazaron) Baker of Holbrook; loving father of Olivia Rose Baker of Holbrook; loving son of Robert and Ann (Jolicoeur) Baker of Holbrook; brother of Michelle and her husband Paul Hoffman of Bridgewater. Also survived by his grandparents, Virginia (Guarino) Baker of Walpole, wife of the late Louis Baker, and William J. Jolicoeur Jr. of Holbrook, husband of the late Therese (Sheehan) Jolicoeur; three nephews, James and Robert Hoffman and Jake Lazaron; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral from the Hurley Funeral Home, 127 South Franklin St. (Rte. 37), Holbrook, Monday at 9:45 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass at St. Josephs Church, Holbrook, at 10:30 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Sunday 2-6 p.m. Interment is private. Donations in Andrew's memory may be made to Tufts New England, North 8, 800 Washington St., Boston, MA, or the Olivia Rose Baker Educational Fund, 204 South St., Holbrook, MA 02343.


Published in The Patriot Ledger on July 16, 2010