JIMMY-BAKER-Obituary

JIMMY BAKER

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

1933 - 2017

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May 27, 1933 - May 19, 2017 OKLAHOMA CITY Jimmy Roy Baker, 83, made his heavenly transition on May 19, 2017. He was born on May 27, 1933, to Roy E. & Lorene G. Baker, of Midwest City, OK. He married Wanda R. (Moore) Baker on April 19, 1956. They were married for 62 years. Jim graduated...

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What a life of great man of God....live on

Sincerest sympathies to Mr. Baker's family. So very sorry to hear of his passing. He was my band director at Southeast in the mid 80s. Learned so much from him and always admired his passion for music.
May the Lord's peace and comfort be with you.

There was one thing that I admired about Mr. James Roy Baker, and that he commanded respect, which was in demand when he took the band director post at U.S. Grant High School back in the autumn semester of 1976. He admired those students who were seriously into music, and he highly held in esteem those who were great examples of his students. One of his strong characteristics was that he wanted his students to grasp a solid knowledge of the classics of music as well as jazz, which the...

Jim was an inspiration to all of us at SHCOG. His perseverance during the valleys of life demonstrated his immense faith in and love for his Lord. I know that Jim was so grateful to be in God's house, whether he was worshipping in the choir or playing his trombone, or as he did later in life, sitting in the congregation. He was always there, completely present in the moment, ready to listen and learn. While we will miss him on earth, he's got the very best seat in the house, ...