Kenneth W. Baldwin Jr.

Baldwin, Jr., Kenneth W.

Kenneth W. Baldwin, Jr., formerly of Greensboro, passed away peacefully June 13, 2022 in Columbia, SC. He had been a resident of Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community there since 2016.

Ken graduated in 1949 with a BA in journalism from the University of South Carolina. He worked in various roles in newspapers and radio stations in SC before joining the reporting staff of the Norfolk, VA-based Ledger-Dispatch, where he was soon named business editor, then later promoted to assistant personnel director.

In 1966, Ken joined the staff of the Greensboro News & Record as public relations and personnel director, as well as a member of the management team. During his professional career he served as president of both the Personnel Association of the Greensboro/Guilford County Area and national Newspaper Personnel Relations Association. He retired in 1986.

While in Greensboro, he was very active in the community, serving for many years as a loaned executive for the United Way, building houses with Habitat for Humanity, and enjoying beautifying the gardens at St. Francis Episcopal Church, where he was a member with his wife, Maretha "Bobbie" Derrick Baldwin. After her death, Ken returned to his roots in SC and later married Phyllis Deloach.

Ken always enriched the lives of those around him, and was known for his kindness, humility, and persistent optimism. He enjoyed golf, good conversation, and spent a great deal of his free time furthering his hobby of genealogy. Spending time with his family was always a highlight for him.

Survivors include his daughter, Karen Baldwin Fox of Greensboro, two grandchildren, Jessica Cotten (Joseph) of Pennsylvania, and Jonathan Fox of Tennessee. He enjoyed a great relationship with Phyllis's children, Chris Deloach (Lisa) and Nancy Stankowski (Bill) along with other cousins, nieces, and nephews. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be sent to St. Francis Episcopal Church (Capital Fund), 3506 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408

His funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 11 a.m. in the memorial garden at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Greensboro, where his ashes will be interred alongside those of his first wife, Bobbie.