Submitted by Pauline Rute Hall. 1952 <Grammypgh@aol.com> on 11/Mar/2018 173.62.56.218
Harry Leroy Baker, Jr, age 57 passed into God's hands on Friday, March 9, 2018.
A long-time resident of both Newburgh NY and Marlboro, NY, Harry was known for
his basketball skills as a Newburgh Free Academy (NFA) legend during the late
1970's and went on to play college ball at the former Northern Montana College.
Harry coached basketball for the Marlboro CYO teams and treasured his time with
his loving family and friends. In 2013, Harry retired from NYS Department of
Corrections at Downstate after dedicating nearly 30 years of service in
Corrections. He will be remembered for his love of his wife and children, family
BBQ's, asking a multitude of questions of his nieces and nephews to keep up on
their lives, his poker games with his mother-in-law, brothers-in-law and
friends. He is survived by his wife Debra who he started dating in 1973 and have
been married for the last 28+ years. Harry adored his children, Harry Leroy III,
who graduated from Penn State University and now works for NYS Child & Family
Services, and his daughter, Courtney, who is a senior at Brown University in
Providence, RI. Harry is pre-deceased by his parents, Harry Leroy Baker Sr. and
Theatrice Baker (Newburgh). He is also survived by his mother-in-law, Irene
Russell (Newburgh), his Uncle Walter Walker (Felicia) of Fishkill, Lilline
Powell (Texas), in-laws Tina & David Johnson (Maybrook), Susan Peterkin & Henry
Peterkin (Maybrook), Franklyn & Kim Russell (Marlboro), and a multitude of
aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The family will have
visitation on Thursday, March 15 from 10am-12pm with a service at 12 pm at First
United Methodist Church, 245 Liberty St., Newburgh, Pastor John Borden
officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newburgh. In lieu of
flowers, the family is requesting donations to the National Kidney Foundation at
www.kidney.org, or the National Diabetes Association at
www.diabetes.org - May 8, 1960 -
March 9, 2018
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Harry Leroy Baker, Jr, age 57 passed into God's hands on Friday, March 9, 2018.
A long-time resident of both Newburgh NY and Marlboro, NY, Harry was known for
his basketball skills as a Newburgh Free Academy (NFA) legend during the late
1970's and went on to play college ball at the former Northern Montana College.
Harry coached basketball for the Marlboro CYO teams and treasured his time with
his loving family and friends. In 2013, Harry retired from NYS Department of
Corrections at Downstate after dedicating nearly 30 years of service in
Corrections. He will be remembered for his love of his wife and children, family
BBQ's, asking a multitude of questions of his nieces and nephews to keep up on
their lives, his poker games with his mother-in-law, brothers-in-law and
friends. He is survived by his wife Debra who he started dating in 1973 and have
been married for the last 28+ years. Harry adored his children, Harry Leroy III,
who graduated from Penn State University and now works for NYS Child & Family
Services, and his daughter, Courtney, who is a senior at Brown University in
Providence, RI. Harry is pre-deceased by his parents, Harry Leroy Baker Sr. and
Theatrice Baker (Newburgh). He is also survived by his mother-in-law, Irene
Russell (Newburgh), his Uncle Walter Walker (Felicia) of Fishkill, Lilline
Powell (Texas), in-laws Tina & David Johnson (Maybrook), Susan Peterkin & Henry
Peterkin (Maybrook), Franklyn & Kim Russell (Marlboro), and a multitude of
aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The family will have
visitation on Thursday, March 15 from 10am-12pm with a service at 12 pm at First
United Methodist Church, 245 Liberty St., Newburgh, Pastor John Borden
officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newburgh. In lieu of
flowers, the family is requesting donations to the National Kidney Foundation at
www.kidney.org, or the National Diabetes Association at
