Francis Xavior Baron
July 29, 1941 - December 18, 2020
Passed away peacefully on December 18, 2020 in his Shorewood home at the age of 79. He was born in Springfield, Missouri and attended St. John Benedictine Seminary school, which helped form the basis for achieving a Doctorate in English Literature from the University of Iowa. Xavier then moved to Wisconsin to teach at UW-Milwaukee, where he was a professor for 37 years. Among his works, he published a three-volume anthology, “London: 1066-1914”, that showed his enthusiasm for the City of London and its cultural history. He also produced work for the Museum of London and taught English Literature as a visiting scholar in England and Germany.
Throughout his life, Xavier showed a love for Art and Literature from the Middle Ages (especially the mythology of King Arthur) which was balanced by his appreciation of 20th century Neo-Objectivists such as Max Beckmann. He was a complex man, but his belief in the principles of social equality was always the foundation for his worldview.
He is survived by the children of his first marriage to Mara Willhite: Elizabeth Baron, Paul (Jennifer) Baron and Grace Rich, and by his brothers, David (Barbara) Baron, Richard (Shelley Leavitt) Baron and Martin Baron. He was the dear friend of Rebecca Kipp and is further survived by many other relatives and friends.
In place of flowers or offerings, donations are encouraged for the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA), an institute for which he had great admiration. (www.wisconsinart.org)
No memorial service will be possible at this time, so it is suggested that Hector Berlioz’s “Te Deum” by played in private (and at full volume!) in his honor.
https://www.feerickfuneralhome.com/obituary/francis-xavior-baron?fh_id=14932
July 29, 1941 - December 18, 2020
Passed away peacefully on December 18, 2020 in his Shorewood home at the age of 79. He was born in Springfield, Missouri and attended St. John Benedictine Seminary school, which helped form the basis for achieving a Doctorate in English Literature from the University of Iowa. Xavier then moved to Wisconsin to teach at UW-Milwaukee, where he was a professor for 37 years. Among his works, he published a three-volume anthology, “London: 1066-1914”, that showed his enthusiasm for the City of London and its cultural history. He also produced work for the Museum of London and taught English Literature as a visiting scholar in England and Germany.
Throughout his life, Xavier showed a love for Art and Literature from the Middle Ages (especially the mythology of King Arthur) which was balanced by his appreciation of 20th century Neo-Objectivists such as Max Beckmann. He was a complex man, but his belief in the principles of social equality was always the foundation for his worldview.
He is survived by the children of his first marriage to Mara Willhite: Elizabeth Baron, Paul (Jennifer) Baron and Grace Rich, and by his brothers, David (Barbara) Baron, Richard (Shelley Leavitt) Baron and Martin Baron. He was the dear friend of Rebecca Kipp and is further survived by many other relatives and friends.
In place of flowers or offerings, donations are encouraged for the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA), an institute for which he had great admiration. (www.wisconsinart.org)
No memorial service will be possible at this time, so it is suggested that Hector Berlioz’s “Te Deum” by played in private (and at full volume!) in his honor.
https://www.feerickfuneralhome.com/obituary/francis-xavior-baron?fh_id=14932
Francis Xavior Baron
July 29, 1941 - December 18, 2020
Passed away peacefully on December 18, 2020 in his Shorewood home at the age of 79. He was born in Springfield, Missouri and attended St. John Benedictine Seminary school, which helped form the basis for achieving a Doctorate in English Literature from the University of Iowa. Xavier then moved to Wisconsin to teach at UW-Milwaukee, where he was a professor for 37 years. Among his works, he published a three-volume anthology, “London: 1066-1914”, that showed his enthusiasm for the City of London and its cultural history. He also produced work for the Museum of London and taught English Literature as a visiting scholar in England and Germany.
Throughout his life, Xavier showed a love for Art and Literature from the Middle Ages (especially the mythology of King Arthur) which was balanced by his appreciation of 20th century Neo-Objectivists such as Max Beckmann. He was a complex man, but his belief in the principles of social equality was always the foundation for his worldview.
He is survived by the children of his first marriage to Mara Willhite: Elizabeth Baron, Paul (Jennifer) Baron and Grace Rich, and by his brothers, David (Barbara) Baron, Richard (Shelley Leavitt) Baron and Martin Baron. He was the dear friend of Rebecca Kipp and is further survived by many other relatives and friends.
In place of flowers or offerings, donations are encouraged for the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA), an institute for which he had great admiration. (www.wisconsinart.org)
No memorial service will be possible at this time, so it is suggested that Hector Berlioz’s “Te Deum” by played in private (and at full volume!) in his honor.
https://www.feerickfuneralhome.com/obituary/francis-xavior-baron?fh_id=14932
July 29, 1941 - December 18, 2020
Passed away peacefully on December 18, 2020 in his Shorewood home at the age of 79. He was born in Springfield, Missouri and attended St. John Benedictine Seminary school, which helped form the basis for achieving a Doctorate in English Literature from the University of Iowa. Xavier then moved to Wisconsin to teach at UW-Milwaukee, where he was a professor for 37 years. Among his works, he published a three-volume anthology, “London: 1066-1914”, that showed his enthusiasm for the City of London and its cultural history. He also produced work for the Museum of London and taught English Literature as a visiting scholar in England and Germany.
Throughout his life, Xavier showed a love for Art and Literature from the Middle Ages (especially the mythology of King Arthur) which was balanced by his appreciation of 20th century Neo-Objectivists such as Max Beckmann. He was a complex man, but his belief in the principles of social equality was always the foundation for his worldview.
He is survived by the children of his first marriage to Mara Willhite: Elizabeth Baron, Paul (Jennifer) Baron and Grace Rich, and by his brothers, David (Barbara) Baron, Richard (Shelley Leavitt) Baron and Martin Baron. He was the dear friend of Rebecca Kipp and is further survived by many other relatives and friends.
In place of flowers or offerings, donations are encouraged for the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA), an institute for which he had great admiration. (www.wisconsinart.org)
No memorial service will be possible at this time, so it is suggested that Hector Berlioz’s “Te Deum” by played in private (and at full volume!) in his honor.
https://www.feerickfuneralhome.com/obituary/francis-xavior-baron?fh_id=14932
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