Lyle Donavan BAKER

Dear Gina and Sonia, I first met your parents in1972 when your aunt Raloyce and I started working together. For a few summers I would help your dad and Uncle Jack haul hay. Those were the days before bale wagons! I was not only impressed by your dad's physical strength and stamina, but also by his quiet, easygoing, friendly personality. He exuded a calm and focused persona, confident in his own skin. For years we would pass each other and wave in Mead on Market Street going to or from...