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Bobby Price
September 15, 2011
Baker was a wonderful friend, classmate, and teammate. My condolences to his family.
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Will Averett
September 14, 2011
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.
Brooke O'Brien
September 14, 2011
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
Andrew Spencer
September 14, 2011
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.
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Bryan Ward
September 14, 2011
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.
Daryl Glenn
September 14, 2011
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Ed Stone
September 13, 2011
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 sought nothing at the expense of others, and was just a pure, kind soul, always true to himself.
Empathy is a characteristic lacking in so many people, especially in high school seniors. Baker had enough for our whole school. God Bless.
Kathryn Bergquist
September 13, 2011
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
Chris Harris
September 13, 2011
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.
T. Doss
September 13, 2011
It's been many years since I seen Baker. I will always remember a sweet and smiling face. May God give the family strength and peace.
Bo Powell
September 13, 2011
Baker was a first rate individual and will be missed. I feel privileged to have been his friend and classmate at Woodberry. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. God bless.
September 13, 2011
Friend and Brother, you will be greatly missed.
Perge!
Chandler Van Voorhis
September 13, 2011
A gentle spirit with a huge heart, Baker will be missed by all of us who were blessed to call him our friend.
Orren Adams
September 13, 2011
I am so sorry to hear the sad news. He was one of my roomates on C-6 back in our Woodberry days. He was a bright light full of kindness. I wish I could thank him for the lasting impression he made on my life.
Joe Koufman
September 13, 2011
I am so so sorry to hear about this. Baker was unique in a great way. We went to school from 5th grade through 12th, and I cherish my time with Baker. BTW no one could beatbox like Bake!
September 13, 2011
May you find peace and joy. A light has gone out here on earth.
Colin Shepard
September 13, 2011
I am so sorry to hear this sad news. Baker was a regular presence in my childhood from age 4 until 15, and I have many fond memories of our times together. I remember him as a gentle and kind person with an excellent sense of humor. He was always very welcoming to me - when I ran into him in Chapel Hill after we hadn't seen each other for several years, he invited me right away to have lunch with him. I am grateful to have known him.
Parker Grubbs
September 13, 2011
Mrs. Crawford and Family,
I just learned of this sad news. I remember like it was yesterday playing in the sand box with Baker at Summit School. He was always a kind person and good friend when we were in kindergarten and first grade together. God bless.
Mary Elizabeth Geiger
September 13, 2011
My hear goes out to you, I remember celebrating my birthday in 1st grade with Baker and Charlotte at Skate Haven. He was a sweet soul. - Mary Elizabeth (Murphy) Geiger, 1987 Summit classmate
Nancylynn Lockman
September 13, 2011
baker was a wonderful person. i enjoyed knowing him as my daughter's friend and classmate and as a student at summit. i always thought he was very special, had a kindness that was wonderful. i cannot begin to imagine how hard this is for all his family. i am so sorry. i will never forget baker, his smile and just how nice he was. the world is a sadder place without him. i wish you peace and comfort in this time of sadness
Hunter Peterson
September 13, 2011
I just heard the news from Wes Davis. Baker was my best friend as a child and I have many happy memories of spending time with him as a boy. The last time I saw him was at a Summit School reunion when we were about 26 years old. The tall quiet kid with that beautiful red hair. He was our tight end on the Summit football squad and played John Darling in our fourth grade production of Peter Pan. My grandfather taught him how to water ski at Lake Norman when we were 9 years old. I have many fine memories of time spent with this sweet man. Rest in peace, old friend.
Tamara Lockman
September 13, 2011
Mrs. Crawford, and Baker's family, I am very sad to hear this news. Baker was always a lovely person and a dear, dear soul. I am very sorry for your tremendous loss. Words can not express this. With love, Summit Class of 1987 classmate, Tamara Lockman (Atlanta, GA)
Tracey Mahoney
September 13, 2011
I am saddened to learn of Baker's passing. I was one of 14 who had the privilege of traveling with Baker to England for a semester in High School with the Woodberry Forest in Britain Program. We had such an amazing trip with the MacKenzie family! :-) My deepest thoughts and prayers are with your entire family during this very difficult time. Warm regards, Tracey Gamble Mahoney
Candice Burris
September 13, 2011
Mrs. Crawford, Teddy, and family: I am so sorry for your loss. Baker was a great person and the Summit School class of 1987 will miss him always. May God comfort you during this trying time. With love, Baker's classmate- Summit School, Class of 1987.
EDITH MYERS
September 13, 2011
aLTHOUGH i HAVE LOST TOUCH WITH MANY OF MY sUMMIT 5k STUDENTS, i DO REMEMBER bAKER AND WHAT A WONDERFUL, STUDENT HE WAS. mY LOVE AND PRAYER WILL BE WITH EACH OF YOU IN THE COMING DAYS.
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