Timothy A. Baumker

Devil Dog, more than forty years have passed since we served together at HMX-1 but I've never forgotten you. You were the absolute epitome of what a Marine should be, a consummate professional in every sense of the word. I am a better man because you led by example and lit the way for not only myself but for everyone with whom you came in contact. I wept when I learned that you had passed but I look forward to shaking your hand again as you guard the streets of Heaven. SEMPER Fidelis, my...

Wow, just wow. Love you man and thinking about you and the starter on your Jeep. Sorry I wasnt there

NOT A SPOON, A KEY
We open memories like Hershey's cocoa- the lid sticks tight.
We think the past has happened, is fixed as a photograph locked in an album, but it changes, it develops, mixed with time, like sugar mixes in that dark and bitter powder, making a drink that warms and restores.
It has been a great comfort to be able to check in to your guest book over the past year as I find it comforting to read entries and know that you have touched so many lives. But through this...

Timmy,
Well, it has been a year now since you left us...I still feel your spirit all around us. Maybe it is something that someone says that sounds like you, or it may be some silly practical joke that someone pulls. I have learned a lot from you, and I will never forget you. I know that you are finally at peace and are no longer in pain. Thank you for sharing your brief time here on earth with us, and for teaching us so much. I promise to always look after Pammy for you, not that she...

TIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!

Yes, that was the way that I mostly yelled your name when you AGAIN pulled one of your pranks. Sure do miss ya Buddy! But, I still pound down a couple of "chillies" and Irma Dawgs in your honor at the Vienna Inn whenever I get a chance. Even if I stop there alone, you are with me Buddy! Not to get all mushy or anything, but, not a day goes by that I don't think of you Buddy! On my desk is a hidious picture of you, me and the Rumster holding up one...

Tim,
This will be my last entry to say goodbye to someone I will always call friend. We didn't know each other personally, but I know we know each other very well spiritually. Pam brings the best out of everyone she meets; something she obviously learned from you bringing the best out of her. Thank you Tim as what you have left on this earth is true inspiration. We said our goodbyes to you on what I thought would be a difficult time for me as well as Pam and yet found it comforting to...

Tim
It's been a year now,and we still miss you so very much. You really touched our lives in more ways than you ever knew. Your faith was so strong that you were the only person that got me to go back to church and finially get baptised. That meant more to me than anything, thank you Timmy. You were such a great person, and we contribute that to your wonderful family. We would like to thank the whole Baumker family for sharing you with us, for you have greatly enriched our lives. Go rest...

Tim,
I did not know you personally while you were here but I knew your wonderful Pam. Over the past year though you have become a HUGE part of my life as my friendship with Pam bloomed. As Pam and I became closer (along with Kyla; we are always a threesome!) I have come to know you very well. As the one year anniversary came and went I felt like I really did know you. I was with Pam as we saluted to you on the anniversary and I really think that you know me too. It was a beautiful day...

Dear Tim,
I love and miss you. The times that we shared will never be forgotten. I'd like to thank you for everything. You were a great friend that was more like family. And I hope that one day I will get to see you again.

Brian "Bubba" Ellis