ALLAN JOHN BAKER

ALLAN BAKER Obituary

ALLAN JOHN BAKER "Ka hinga te tõtara o te wao ñui o Tãne." - A mighty tõtara tree has fallen. Encircled by family and friends, on November 20, 2014 at the age of 71. Hugely missed by beloved wife of 44 years Susan, proud and loving sons Daniel and Benjamin, adoring daughters-in-law Jenny and Jean-Marie and little buddy Jordan. Survived by a legacy of work, by his collaboration with his many mates and colleagues in the scientific community around the world and by his encouragement of the multitude of students he was privileged to influence in over 40 years at the Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Toronto. We will dearly miss his great mind, his silly and mischievous sense of humour and the hugeness of his heart, which had room for so many. We are all heartbroken. Donations invited to the Allan Baker Fund at the Royal Ontario Museum, which is being set up in his honour, or The International Conservation Fund of Canada (http//icfcanada.org). Donations will be used to support research in the field to which he devoted so much passion. Life to be celebrated on Tuesday, December 2nd at 2:00 p.m. in Bronfman Hall at the Royal Ontario Museum. All are welcome to help us remember our mighty tõtara.

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Published by Toronto Star on Nov. 25, 2014.

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Kathryn Elmer

December 4, 2014

Allan - thank you for being so generous with your knowledge and energy. I will always appreciate how you embraced me into your group at the ROM and all the new horizons that opened for me. You have been an inspiring mentor and scientist. You will be missed very much by friends and colleagues all around the world.

Gustavo Garcia

December 2, 2014

Allan, desde Argentina, desde el grupo Eco Huellas te vamos a extrañar. Gustavo Garcia
www.grupoecohuellas.blogspot.com

Anne Lambert

November 29, 2014

Allan was a friend and advisor to the International Conservation Fund of Canada and helped us this year in developing our new Shorebird Conservation Initiative. We will greatly miss him. His influence will continue for years to come in our work and that of others committed to shorebird conservation.

Debbie Buehler

November 28, 2014

Allan changed my life when he accepted me as an MSc student and then later as a post- doctoral fellow. Those opportunities introduced me to people and places, all over the world, that I never would have dreamed of.

I will never forget his mischievous smile (or his grumpy frown) – both inspired hard work!

The world has lost a great contributor to avian systematics and conservation, the ROM has lost a great researcher and curator, the global flyways community has lost one of its founders, and his family has lost a dear loved one.

He will be greatly missed.

Rob and Mary McKay

November 26, 2014

We have fond memories of sharing his birthday at the cottages in Muskoka and his good sense of humour.
Sincerely, Rob and Mary McKay

Red Knot

Dave Maugham

November 26, 2014

Goodbye Allan. I will miss our conversations about the plight of the Red Knots. You did so much work toward protecting these fine birds.

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