EDWARD "Ted" BAKER Jr.

Mi más sentido pésame para su famili y mis condolencias

I remember Captain Baker my first CO. As a plankowner on the David R. Ray DD-971. He was truly one of the best. Fair winds and following seas sir. We have the watch.

My Brother and I both served under Capt. Baker on the David R. Ray as Plankowners. He was my first Skipper. I remember meeting him fresh out of OS "A" school. He will be sadly missed.

Sending sympathy to my old skipper's family. I was the David R Ray's lead communications technician for the CO when he was at the end of his tour on the Ray.

My most sincere empathy and condolences to Admiral Baker´s family from one Baker family to the other, prayers go out to those who are still here! May he join those who went before him and be eternally grateful he was here with those who mattered most, you! Prayers go out to the family. Rest Peacefully Sir! Your shipboard namesake from the Ray, David

Rear Admiral Baker was my Commanding Officer onboard USS David R Ray DD971. When I walked aboard in Pascagoula MS., he welcomed me with a firm handshake and stated he was glad to see me. Later his words would challenge me to rise as high as I could in the enlisted ranks. I must have paid attention for I retired as a DKCM in 1992. Thank you Rear Admiral Baker.

I attended both the funeral service at Grace Episcopal and interment at Arlington National Cemetery yesterday. The family did a wonderful job in celebrating Rear Adm. Ted Baker's life; I particularly appreciated all the tributes by you four children and Ted's younger (taller!) brother. I graduated from USNA ten years after Ted did, and he was the executive officer in USS Hoel, my first ship in 1969. I served thirty years as a surface warfare officer and commanded two ships; Ted was in Bahrain...

In the early 2000s I had the good fortune to serve as IT Director for Ted at SAIS. I found him to be a sincere and genuine man who treated those around him with dignity and respect. It was an honor and a privilege to have known him. He will be deeply missed. My condolences to the Baker family. RIP

My Deepest Condolences to the Baker Family. Admiral Baker was very kind to me and my family. I remember him fondly of my time working at SAIS. He was a friend to me and my family. He will be missed. Jeremy Lewis