Chester Earle Baum, Jr., of Oxford, died at The Talbot Hospice House in Easton on Wednesday, October 17, 2001. He was 82.
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, January 17, 1919, he was the son of the late Chester Earle, Sr. and Elva Nora Armstrong Baum. After attending the Delaware City, DE public school and the Wilmington Friends School, he graduated from St. Andrew's School in Middletown, DE in 1936. He then went on to receive a degree from Haverford College. In 1940, he received a commission in the U. S. Navy Reserve and in Dec. of 1941, was called to active duty. He served with the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Armed Guard and the Amphibious Forces in the Pacific. Following his release from active duty, he completed studies at the Harvard Graduate School. He was associated with St. Andrew's School as an educator and later Archivist for 30 years. Following this retirement, he moved to Oxford, MD where he taught briefly at the St Michaels High School and then served as a Coordinator for the MD Drug Abuse Council. Following his retirement in 1987, he moved to Punta Gorda, FL where he worked as an editor for Tabby House Press. In 1995, he returned to Oxford to live.
A member of the Church of The Holy Trinity, Oxford, he was also a member of the Tred Avon Players in Oxford and the Charlotte Players in Port Charlotte, FL as well as the Tred Avon Yacht Club in Oxford where he was a sailing instructor for several years.
His wife, Phebe Ann Baum whom he married in 1953, died on October 13th of this year.
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Born in Wilmington, Delaware, January 17, 1919, he was the son of the late Chester Earle, Sr. and Elva Nora Armstrong Baum. After attending the Delaware City, DE public school and the Wilmington Friends School, he graduated from St. Andrew's School in Middletown, DE in 1936. He then went on to receive a degree from Haverford College. In 1940, he received a commission in the U. S. Navy Reserve and in Dec. of 1941, was called to active duty. He served with the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Armed Guard and the Amphibious Forces in the Pacific. Following his release from active duty, he completed studies at the Harvard Graduate School. He was associated with St. Andrew's School as an educator and later Archivist for 30 years. Following this retirement, he moved to Oxford, MD where he taught briefly at the St Michaels High School and then served as a Coordinator for the MD Drug Abuse Council. Following his retirement in 1987, he moved to Punta Gorda, FL where he worked as an editor for Tabby House Press. In 1995, he returned to Oxford to live.
A member of the Church of The Holy Trinity, Oxford, he was also a member of the Tred Avon Players in Oxford and the Charlotte Players in Port Charlotte, FL as well as the Tred Avon Yacht Club in Oxford where he was a sailing instructor for several years.
His wife, Phebe Ann Baum whom he married in 1953, died on October 13th of this year.
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Chester Earle Baum, Jr., of Oxford, died at The Talbot Hospice House in Easton on Wednesday, October 17, 2001. He was 82.
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, January 17, 1919, he was the son of the late Chester Earle, Sr. and Elva Nora Armstrong Baum. After attending the Delaware City, DE public school and the Wilmington Friends School, he graduated from St. Andrew's School in Middletown, DE in 1936. He then went on to receive a degree from Haverford College. In 1940, he received a commission in the U. S. Navy Reserve and in Dec. of 1941, was called to active duty. He served with the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Armed Guard and the Amphibious Forces in the Pacific. Following his release from active duty, he completed studies at the Harvard Graduate School. He was associated with St. Andrew's School as an educator and later Archivist for 30 years. Following this retirement, he moved to Oxford, MD where he taught briefly at the St Michaels High School and then served as a Coordinator for the MD Drug Abuse Council. Following his retirement in 1987, he moved to Punta Gorda, FL where he worked as an editor for Tabby House Press. In 1995, he returned to Oxford to live.
A member of the Church of The Holy Trinity, Oxford, he was also a member of the Tred Avon Players in Oxford and the Charlotte Players in Port Charlotte, FL as well as the Tred Avon Yacht Club in Oxford where he was a sailing instructor for several years.
His wife, Phebe Ann Baum whom he married in 1953, died on October 13th of this year.
(Obituary)
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, January 17, 1919, he was the son of the late Chester Earle, Sr. and Elva Nora Armstrong Baum. After attending the Delaware City, DE public school and the Wilmington Friends School, he graduated from St. Andrew's School in Middletown, DE in 1936. He then went on to receive a degree from Haverford College. In 1940, he received a commission in the U. S. Navy Reserve and in Dec. of 1941, was called to active duty. He served with the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Armed Guard and the Amphibious Forces in the Pacific. Following his release from active duty, he completed studies at the Harvard Graduate School. He was associated with St. Andrew's School as an educator and later Archivist for 30 years. Following this retirement, he moved to Oxford, MD where he taught briefly at the St Michaels High School and then served as a Coordinator for the MD Drug Abuse Council. Following his retirement in 1987, he moved to Punta Gorda, FL where he worked as an editor for Tabby House Press. In 1995, he returned to Oxford to live.
A member of the Church of The Holy Trinity, Oxford, he was also a member of the Tred Avon Players in Oxford and the Charlotte Players in Port Charlotte, FL as well as the Tred Avon Yacht Club in Oxford where he was a sailing instructor for several years.
His wife, Phebe Ann Baum whom he married in 1953, died on October 13th of this year.
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