Dale Baker

Mr Baker was a brilliant teacher- way ahead of his time. I remember learning about synthesized music and playing with recorded samples- in middle school! I was never musically inclined but he opened the door to another way to understand and create music that I think of to this day.

Big! I never realized you left us. My old friend, I’ll always hold our backroom games sacred, as some of The Highest education I’d ever received (yes, even beyond my own doctorates) and was able to later emulate. I’ll treasure the days when you, myself, Doug, Mike, and Davey - even Bill Conte would sometime stop by, although we never got ‘Lipper back there -and it was always the best pocket billiards for 100miles in any direction. Big, it had been a while since we last spoke. I’m gonna miss...

Big! I never realized you left us. My old friend, I’ll always hold our backroom games sacred, as some of The Highest education I’d ever received (yes, even beyond my own doctorates) and was able to later emulate. I’ll treasure the days when you, myself, Doug, Mike, and Davey - even Bill Conte would sometime stop by, although we never got ‘Lipper back there -and it was always the best pocket billiards for 100miles in any direction. Big, it had been a while since we last spoke. I’m gonna miss...

Dale sang at our wedding 40 years ago. He had a beautiful voice. May God Bless Him and his family.

I am saddened to read this, as I had known Dale for many years. My sincere sympathy & prayers to Dale's family & friends. RIP my friend

Mr. Baker was my study hall teacher. He was so much fun... until Bonnie Bower and I made him a color chart (we thought he was color blind). He didn't think we were funny! So very sorry for his loss, but great memories he made for me in school.

I grew up with Dale way back in Fall Creek when his family were living right next to the school, Madora was a janitor in our grade school. I remember Phil, Hank and his sister all older than Dale, the boys were great athletes,we had many soft ball games on the old playground. After they moved next door to us on Aurora street, we used to play card games on the Baker front porch, boy we had a great time back then, way before all these computer games we played until dark and then went in and...

Dale was a " Fall Cricker " from early days living on North Aurora Street while still in school. Truly blessed with an amazing singing voice as well as many other talents. Condolences to family and may your happy memories sustain you at this time.
Sincerely,
Buzz Redfield-Lyon