Robert Baker Crawford III

Baker was a wonderful friend, classmate, and teammate. My condolences to his family.

Summit ('87)
UNC ('94)

I am saddened to hear of this tragic news. Baker was a good friend to me at Woodberry and I regret that I have not been there for him in recent years. It is so easy for time to slip away and to lose touch with those special people who have had such a positive influence. Baker was truly a remarkable person and he will no doubt be missed. My condolences to the Crawford family.

My condolences to the Crawford family, I am so sorry to hear this news. Some of my earliest memories were playing with Baker and all of our days at Summit and OTC. He was able to see the good in people and had such a shining spirit in his eyes. I know he is loved and missed.
Brooke "Honey" Clark O'Brien

I was stunned and saddened to learn of Baker's passing. I, too, am a Woodberry Forest graduate, graduating a year behind Baker. He was, quite possibly, the kindest person I knew at school. Never an unkind word about anybody, never an angry moment. He always had a smile and he was always genuninely happy to see you. He will be missed sorely by any who were fortunate enough to know him in his all-too-brief time here. I wish the Crawford family peace and healing in their time of sorrow.

I admired Baker throughout high school at Woodberry but found him as a true mentor during our time together at the Phi Gamm house in Chapel Hill. Guided by common sense (a rare commodity in that venue) and an understated kindness, Baker could connect on a plumb line through the various forms of undergraduate self-mythologizing of many around him, myself included. It was a model of maturity I've striven for ever since. My condolences to the Crawford family.

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

I have to echo so many of the adjectives already used in these entries--kind, gentle, unique, a bright light. I spent a few years at Woodberry Forest with Baker and he certainly was all of those things and more. It was so easy to like Baker, because he was just so incredibly nice.

High school can be an interesting place, with so many people trying so hard to find their niche and fit in, often at others' expense. The best thing about Baker was that he had no hidden agenda, he...

I have the best memories of babysitting for Baker at Sea Island in 1980. He had a great childhood and a great family. He was very loved and will be missed. I hope my mom is welcoming him with open arms in a happier life ever after! I love you all.

Kathryn Cater Bergquist

Baker was a genuine friend and an incredibly gentle soul. I have not seen him for several years, but he made an incredible impression upon me during our time together at WFS and UNC. I wish I could be there with the Crawford family on Wednesday. Please know that I will be thinking of you all and wish you the very best during this difficult time.