~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, PAA/DL Larry Keith Baker
July 13, 1940 ~ June 10, 2017
Word has been received with the passing of retired Pan
Am/Delta pilot Larry Keith Baker, age 76. To the best of my knowledge, F/O
Baker joined Pan American Airways 06-24-1968 and retired with Delta Air Lines as
First Officer, based ATL/030.
To view the online obituary/guestbook please visit the funeral
home website at http://www.lodifuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/2959746/Baker-Larry/service-details.php .... obituary may also be viewed at
Service arrangements: Saturday, August 5th, 2017, at
1:00pm
Location: Christ Lutheran Church, Address 13009 N. Elderberry
Ct., Lodi, CA
If more news is received, we will be sure to pass it
along.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary........................
Larry Keith Baker of Mokelumne Hill, Calif., age 76, passed
away surrounded by his family Saturday, June 10, 2017.
Born on July 13, 1940 to Malcolm “Griffin” and Hazel Baker in
Putnam County, Ind. At the age of 10 they moved to Tucson, Ariz. where he
graduated from Flowing Wells High School in 1958. He married the love of his
life, Judith Green, on Nov. 23, 1960. Larry attended U of A, where he received
his Bachelors of Science in Aerospace Mechanical Engineering in 1963 and his
Masters in Civil Sanitary Engineering in 1972.
After graduation, he joined the U.S. Air Force and served from
1963 to 1968. He was stationed in Saigon from April 1966 to April 1967. Larry
worked as a pilot for Pan Am and Delta airlines as well as a sanitary engineer
for Weatherby Association in Jackson, Calif. He was an inventor and held two
patents in 12 different countries. Larry was a member of the EAA, the Lions
Club, the VFW, the American Legion and a long-time member of the Christ
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lodi, Calif.
You would often find Larry and Judy traveling across the
country visiting friends, family and attending various air shows.
Survived by his wife of 56 years, Judith; his son, Scott Baker
(Shelly) of Reno, Nev.; his daughter, Joelle Cameron (Mark) of Snohomish, Wash.;
his grandchildren, Jessica, Rebecca, Christina, Emily, Amy and Austen; and his
sister, Barbara Rioux of Mokelumne Hill.
Funeral services are pending. Funeral arrangements by The Lodi
Funeral Home ( lodifuneralhome.com ).
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From: Buford Ness Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2017
10:17 AM Subject: Passing of Delta Pilot Larry
Baker
Larry was a member of Class 64XI, the first all-jet experimental 45 week
Air Force UPT at Laughlin AFB. The students were required to have a private
pilot license to qualify for training. Larry flew for Pan Am prior to coming to
Delta Air Lines.
Blessings to you, Buff Ness
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