Albert Ardell Baker
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Lee (Mary)
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5 B Death Notice - October 15, 2015
Albert Ardell Baker, 87, Grand Junction, died Oct. 11, 2015, at
his home.
Services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Baker was a World War II veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Lee (Mary); three sons, Albert Dale of Atlanta, Christopher Dwayne of San Francisco, and Cameron Scott Baker of Grand Junction; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to the American Lung Association, 55 W. Wacker Drive, No. 1150, Chicago IL 60601; or to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka KS 66675.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3 D Obituary - October 18, 2015
Albert Ardell Baker
October 14, 1927 - October 11, 2015
Albert A. Baker passed away at his home on October 11, 2015, with his loving family at his side, after a lengthy illness with Ipotiac Pulmonary Fibrosis.
He was born October 14, 1927, in Santa Monica, California to Friend and Annabel Baker. He grew up in Burbank and Hollywood, California where his father was a cinematographer in the movie industry on many well-known films.
Albert served in the Navy during WWII. After the war, he was
married to Mary L. Highducheck on October 18, 1952. He
attended college at California State University in Los Angeles,
where he received a Master of Arts degree in Education. Albert worked as a high school instructor in Southern California in his early years teaching drafting, architecture and metal shop; and later as a business owner with his wife, Mary "Lee" of Tupperware distributorships in Baltimore, MD, Los Angeles, CA, and Jacksonville, NC.
He had a special love for auto racing and was a car enthusiast
and collector of Porsches. He was a member of the Four
Cylinder Club, Cal Club, and Sports Car Club of America in
Southern California, and an active member of the Porsche Club and Friends of Grand Junction.
Albert and Lee moved to Grand Junction in 1980, where he
continued to work until his retirement in 2000 as an architect
with Design Specialists. In his retirement his interests included
automobile restoration, woodworking, boating, snow skiing, and art.
Albert was preceded in death by his son, Brian, in 2010, and
grandson, Andrew, in 1985. He is survived by his wife, Mary
"Lee"; his sons, Dale (Susan) of Cumming, Georgia;
Christopher of San Mateo, California, and Cameron (Bonnie) of Grand Junction; seven cherished grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren.
A private memorial was held at his home and a celebration of
life will be held at a later date.
He will be missed by so many. Donations may be made in his
memory to the American Lung Association, www.lung.org/give
and the Wounded Warrior Project,
www.woundedwarriorproject.org/Donate.
