CLINTON — Dr. Charles J. Baker, colonel, U.S. Army Medical Corps, 68, died on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in his home in Northridge, CA. He was born in Clinton, IN to Charlie and Marie Baker on Aug. 15, 1940.
He graduated from Clinton High School in 1958 and received a bachelor of science in pharmacy at Purdue University. He received his doctorate of pediatric medicine from IUPUI in Indianapolis.
He served the county of Los Angles as director of the Pediatric Juvenile Court Health Services for 30 years. He retired from the county of Los Angeles in 2002 and from the U.S. Army Reserve in 2004. He was a member of the American Public Health Association, Jerusalem Lodge 99 and the Elks Lodge. For 14 years, he served as a member of the board of directors of the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare and on the Advisory Board of Covenant House California. In November, 2008, he was presented with the Spirit of Volunteerism Award from the John Wesley Community Health Association of the County of Los Angeles.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charlie Baker; and stepfather, Tom McKay.
Survivors include his life partner of over 40 years, Art Acres; his mother, Marie Baker McKay of Fairview Park, IN; brothers, Ken Baker and wife Kay of Surprise, AZ, and Rick Baker and wife Teresa of Fairview Park, IN; and stepsisters, Cathy Faulstich and husband Bill of Danville, IL, and Tomi Perry and husband Dwayne of Worthington, OH; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 1 PM on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in Roselawn Memory Chapel, in Terre Haute, IN. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 140 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6653.
Frist Funeral Home in Clinton is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to JWCH Institute, 1910 W. Sunset Blvd. Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90026.
He graduated from Clinton High School in 1958 and received a bachelor of science in pharmacy at Purdue University. He received his doctorate of pediatric medicine from IUPUI in Indianapolis.
He served the county of Los Angles as director of the Pediatric Juvenile Court Health Services for 30 years. He retired from the county of Los Angeles in 2002 and from the U.S. Army Reserve in 2004. He was a member of the American Public Health Association, Jerusalem Lodge 99 and the Elks Lodge. For 14 years, he served as a member of the board of directors of the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare and on the Advisory Board of Covenant House California. In November, 2008, he was presented with the Spirit of Volunteerism Award from the John Wesley Community Health Association of the County of Los Angeles.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charlie Baker; and stepfather, Tom McKay.
Survivors include his life partner of over 40 years, Art Acres; his mother, Marie Baker McKay of Fairview Park, IN; brothers, Ken Baker and wife Kay of Surprise, AZ, and Rick Baker and wife Teresa of Fairview Park, IN; and stepsisters, Cathy Faulstich and husband Bill of Danville, IL, and Tomi Perry and husband Dwayne of Worthington, OH; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 1 PM on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in Roselawn Memory Chapel, in Terre Haute, IN. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 140 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6653.
Frist Funeral Home in Clinton is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to JWCH Institute, 1910 W. Sunset Blvd. Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90026.
CLINTON — Dr. Charles J. Baker, colonel, U.S. Army Medical Corps, 68, died on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in his home in Northridge, CA. He was born in Clinton, IN to Charlie and Marie Baker on Aug. 15, 1940.
He graduated from Clinton High School in 1958 and received a bachelor of science in pharmacy at Purdue University. He received his doctorate of pediatric medicine from IUPUI in Indianapolis.
He served the county of Los Angles as director of the Pediatric Juvenile Court Health Services for 30 years. He retired from the county of Los Angeles in 2002 and from the U.S. Army Reserve in 2004. He was a member of the American Public Health Association, Jerusalem Lodge 99 and the Elks Lodge. For 14 years, he served as a member of the board of directors of the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare and on the Advisory Board of Covenant House California. In November, 2008, he was presented with the Spirit of Volunteerism Award from the John Wesley Community Health Association of the County of Los Angeles.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charlie Baker; and stepfather, Tom McKay.
Survivors include his life partner of over 40 years, Art Acres; his mother, Marie Baker McKay of Fairview Park, IN; brothers, Ken Baker and wife Kay of Surprise, AZ, and Rick Baker and wife Teresa of Fairview Park, IN; and stepsisters, Cathy Faulstich and husband Bill of Danville, IL, and Tomi Perry and husband Dwayne of Worthington, OH; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 1 PM on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in Roselawn Memory Chapel, in Terre Haute, IN. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 140 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6653.
Frist Funeral Home in Clinton is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to JWCH Institute, 1910 W. Sunset Blvd. Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90026.
He graduated from Clinton High School in 1958 and received a bachelor of science in pharmacy at Purdue University. He received his doctorate of pediatric medicine from IUPUI in Indianapolis.
He served the county of Los Angles as director of the Pediatric Juvenile Court Health Services for 30 years. He retired from the county of Los Angeles in 2002 and from the U.S. Army Reserve in 2004. He was a member of the American Public Health Association, Jerusalem Lodge 99 and the Elks Lodge. For 14 years, he served as a member of the board of directors of the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare and on the Advisory Board of Covenant House California. In November, 2008, he was presented with the Spirit of Volunteerism Award from the John Wesley Community Health Association of the County of Los Angeles.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charlie Baker; and stepfather, Tom McKay.
Survivors include his life partner of over 40 years, Art Acres; his mother, Marie Baker McKay of Fairview Park, IN; brothers, Ken Baker and wife Kay of Surprise, AZ, and Rick Baker and wife Teresa of Fairview Park, IN; and stepsisters, Cathy Faulstich and husband Bill of Danville, IL, and Tomi Perry and husband Dwayne of Worthington, OH; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 1 PM on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in Roselawn Memory Chapel, in Terre Haute, IN. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 140 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6653.
Frist Funeral Home in Clinton is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to JWCH Institute, 1910 W. Sunset Blvd. Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90026.
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