Thomas C. Baker Jr.

All Saint's

SOUTHWESTERN BELL 9NOW THE PROUD OWNER OF AT&T)

16 Tom 3,24,19,16. Peggy,6. Age 16,14, 13,8,7,4. Kathy,3 Age 15,13,8. Dan 4,Age 9,7,4,3.

Two Years in USMC (JOINED with Ed Crane,LouGRimm,then ran into Les Howard &Chuch Mannelli in Parris Island boot camp) Went to St Louis University Institute of Technology BSEE. Got married in my junior year, graduated in 1952 and went to work for SWBT. until I retired in Dec 1990. Lois and I travelled alot-48 of the 50 states, and 23 foreign countries. Also served as President ,Missuri Society of Proffessional Engineers, and VP of Nat Soc of Proffessional Engineers. Served 13 years on Governor appointed State positions.

My favorite remembered story from McBride was in aBro Nesbit class. All through class he was writing on the blackboard, and a few guys were thowing an orange around to each other in class, OBVIOUSLY unknown to Bro Ken. When class ended he went to door, turned around and said OK, who has the orange? WE were all stunned. "The orange, Iwant the #*&# orange. Joe Mishelski had it last said Throw it here! He caught it in his left hand, wound and threw it right back Joe,HARD! Joe ducked, the orange hit the window, broke right thru the window. Bro walked, we sat stunned. and to my knowledge not a word was ever said about it. I dont remember any more orange throwing either!