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Terry BAER Obituary
BAER, Terry
Age 76, of Medway, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and daughters, after a brief, yet courageous battle with COVID-19 on November 3, 2020. Born September 24th, 1944, in South Webster, Ohio, Terry and his family moved to Dayton, OH, when he was a young boy. A 1962 graduate of Roosevelt High School, Terry served proudly in the US Army and was stationed overseas in Germany. Upon his return home, he joined the Dayton Police Dept. and protected and served our beautiful city for 24 years. He also served as Commander of Ft. McKinley American Legion Post 613 upon retiring from the Police force. He worked briefly as a Courier for Compunet Labs, and for Dayton Mortuary until retiring for good in 2018. Terry lit up a room whenever he walked in, there was always a joke or funny story to tell. You only needed to hear his laugh once to have it ingrained in your
memory. A close family friend said it best -"It's unimaginable living in a Terry Baer-less world". Those left before him and ready to greet him in Heaven are his brother, William (Billy) Baer; his parents, Laura Kathleen and Arthur Baer; his best friend, Dave Michael; and his amazing grandson, Jackson Baer McGee. Here to keep his memory alive is his loving wife of 53 years, Linda; daughters, Terri Lynn (Daniel) Pavelka of Union and Laura (Dan) Briley of Beavercreek. Cherishing their Grandpa's memory are his "grandgirls", Adrienne Pavelka (Kevin Moyer) of Tipp City, Abbey Pavelka of Union, Lyndsey Chesney (Alex) of Enon and Allison McGee (Kyle Cahill) of Fairborn. His most recent pride and joy was the gift of being called "Great Grandpa" when our Easton Nash Chesney was born in May. Also left to keep his loving spirit alive is his sister, Judith Keyes of West Carrollton and numerous close cousins, nieces, nephews, in-laws, friends and devoted fans! Our family would like to thank the WONDERFUL STAFF at Miami Valley Hospital's COVID Unit and Cardiovascular ICU Unit for their endless care and support. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Miami Valley Hospital COVID-19 Relief Fund, 31 Wyoming St., Dayton, Ohio 45409. A Graveside
Service to honor his life will be held at Dayton Memorial Park, 8135 N. Dixie Dr., Dayton, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at 2 pm. To leave a special message for the family, please visit
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Tom and Lori Eling
November 8, 2020
Linda and family, we are so sorry to learn about Terry's passing. We will forever remember his sense of humor and how he made us laugh. Some of the things that stick out most in our minds is when we took the trip to Niagara Falls and stopped for breakfast and him coming out of the back of that being like a bear in hibernation. Also that same trip, we had walked from the hotel down a long steep hill to see the Falls and back up that same steep hill, Terry was sitting in the bench outside recouping when a shuttle drove up to take people to the Falls. Terry looked at us and yelled are "you freaking kidding me? There was a shuttle and you guys just about killed me ???" Lastly, when we're at breakfast another time, Terry was moaning and groaning that he didn't feel good. When the waitress came to take his order, he was explaining to her that he may have took Linda's pills in error and he thought his fallopian tubes were twisted. It is rare a person can make you smile and laugh as much as Terry did. He certainly was a diamond in the rough and I know that he will be greatly missed. Love to all.
Wanda & Jerry Smith
November 7, 2020
We worked with Terry for many funfilled years at Dayton Police Department. Great memories of him and Dave. We are so sorry for your loss.
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