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Lynne Baker Obituary
Amherst, MA - Lynne Rudder Baker, 73, a distinguished philosopher and teacher, died at her home in Amherst, Massachusetts on December 24, 2017, after a lengthy struggle with heart disease. She is survived by her husband Tom Baker, sister Catherine Rudder and sister-in-law Helen Gibson, sister-in-law Kay Baker Gaston and brother-in-law Joe V. W. Gaston, cherished friends Anne Armstrong and Kate Sonderegger, and extended families of Rudders, Segrests, Gastons, Larsons, and Jewetts.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia on February 14, 1944 to Virginia Bennett and James Rudder, Lynne was predeceased by her parents, her brothers James, Jr. and Claude, and her dear friend Susan Segrest. After graduating from the Westminster Schools, she received a B.A. in mathematics and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Vanderbilt.
An international scholar, Baker published regularly in the leading American and European philosophical journals. In addition to her five books, she authored more than 100 refereed articles and delivered papers and keynote addresses across Europe as well as in Asia, the Middle East, South America, and Australia. Her work has been translated into many languages including Italian, Spanish, German, Chinese, Russian and Farsi. For more about Baker's work, visit www.umass.edu/philosophy/news/memorian-lynne-rudder-baker-1944-2017
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 31 at 11:00 am at Benton Chapel, Vanderbilt University, 411 21st Avenue South, Nashville. Floral tributes are welcome as are memorial donations to the charity of your choice.
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Antonio Manuel Liz Gutiérrez
April 26, 2021
Many thanks to her ideas !
January 23, 2019
Sorry for your loss. Take time to grieve and find comfort in knowing that God is near to all those calling on him. Psalm 145:18
January 23, 2019
Thoughts of sympathy are with you today. Numbers 6:24-26
January 23, 2019
To the family of Lynnr, I am so sorry for your loss. I'm sure you will miss her dearly. Please find comfort in knowing one day we will see our loved ones again. John 6:40. Matthew 5:5.
Markar Melkonian
January 26, 2018
My deepest condolences to the Baker family. Professor Baker was a wonderful teacher and an exemplary human being, too. Many of us will always be students of Lynne Rudder Baker.
January 19, 2018
Baker Family,
My sincere condolences for the loss of your loved one. May you find comfort knowing that those who die, God keeps in his memory because they are precious in his eyes. - Psalm 116:15
Yolanda Rodriguez Jimenez
January 9, 2018
Thank you for your life! May your life and your work continues to bear lots of fruit. John 15:16
Vatican, 2015
Yolanda Rodriguez Jimenez
January 9, 2018
At the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome 2015
Yolanda Rodriguez Jimenez
January 9, 2018
Mary
January 6, 2018
My sincere condolences. Lynne did a lot more than most in her lifetime. It made her happy. May God give you peace. Psalms 29:11
January 5, 2018
Sorry for your loss. Take time to grieve and find comfort in knowing that God is near to all those calling on him. Psalm 145:18
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