Larry N. Baker's Obituary
Larry died in University Place on February 17th, 2020. He was born in Kentucky in 1940 and raised in the beautiful rolling hills of southwest Virginia. He was the oldest child of David C. and Bertha Countiss Baker. He enjoyed a large extended family in that area. After high school, he joined the army to “see the world”, then spent the next three years at Fort Lewis. During that time, he met a Fircrest girl. They have now been married for 50 years. Most of those years were in the Cromwell area of Gig Harbor, where they built their home – by themselves – every nail.
Larry is survived by wife Mary Eileen Harrison Baker, children Cheryl (David) Whitesell and Mitchell (Brandy Cody) Baker, 4 grandchildren, Brother William (Greta) in Virginia, plus a large extended family on the east coast. He was preceded in death by infant son John, parents David C and Bertha Countiss Baker and sister Regina.
Larry was a Precision Machinist, with most of his career at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
Larry loved to travel, near and far, with Eileen. They enjoyed many cruises, trips around and across the country, and to Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, and annual trips to Puerto Vallarta.
The family thanks Mayra Leyva and the staff at Ocean Breeze AFCH for the gentle loving care given to the Larry as his health deteriorated for the last two years.
A memorial service will be held in the Chapel of Weatherly Inn, 6016 N. Highland Parkway, Tacoma, on Sunday, March 8th at 1:00pm.
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