Tom Baron

Tom Baron, 80, passed away Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, in Paso Robles, Calif. Tom was born in Homestead, Pa., in November 1929 and lived there until moving to California at the age of 14. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and Air Force from 1948 to 1952 in Alaska and Korea. Tom was a member of the Los Angeles City Fire Department for 22 years and Chief of the El Segundo Fire Department for eight years. He lived in Paso Robles for 30 years and was a very active member of the community. He owned Baron Vineyards and served on the Paso Robles Planning Commission, Paso Robles City Council and SLO County Tax Assessors Appeals Board. He also coached the Varsity Girls Bearcats Softball Team for 10 years. Tom''s spirit was unique; he was larger than life and will be dearly missed by his many friends and family. Tom was the husband of Sharon Stanton Baron for 53 years; the loving father of Bill Baron, Mary Baron, Leah Pauly, Ann Harms and Sharon Schulte; and the doting grandfather of Brett and Sean Baron, Maddy Canabou, Cassie Pauly, Margaret and Haddon Harms and Stan, Julia, Katie, Marie, Lucy and Ruth Schulte. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, at St. Rose Catholic Church, 8210 Creston in Paso Robles, followed by burial at the Paso Robles Cemetery. Kuehl-Nicolay Funerals 238-4383 Paso Robles