More detail on this person: DEBARY -- Donald L. Baker, 67, of East Constance Road, a retired U.S.
Army warrant officer, died Tuesday at home. Mr. Baker was born in Leroy, Ill., and moved to this
area in 1989 from Georgia. He was also a former Realtor for the ERA Sun of Florida. He enjoyed
working on the computer and his miniature dachshund. Survivors include his companion, Hilda Turner;
two daughters, Michelle Lingus, Virginia, and Sheila Patterson, Georgia; a sister, Rosemary Zirkel,
Arizona; and four grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Volusia/Flagler, 3800
Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, FL 32129. Altman-Long is in charge.
Published in Daytona Beach News-Journal on July 27, 2007
He served 30 years in the military, protecting our rights to freedom. He was a decorated combat
medic in Vietnam, returning as a Chinook pilot in the same war where he was awarded numerous
medals for bravery and honor. CW4 Baker continued to train his fellow soldiers in the fine art of
flying in combat and reconnaissance, including head of aircraft at 82nd Airborne. He was the epitome
of the lifetime soldier.
Burial: Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea.
Specifically: We will together spread your ashes in the ocean so that you may return to all those
lands that you have visited.
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