It is with great sadness we must inform you of the passing of longtime Canton Rotarian, Jack R. Baker. Jack was a member of the Rotary Club of Canton for the past 38 years.Please see Jack’s obituary below which was posted in The Canton Repository on January 27, 2019.
We ask that you please keep Jack’s family in your prayers.
Jack R. Baker 74, of North Canton, passed away on January 20, 2019. Jack was born in East Liverpool, Ohio on April 8, 1944, to the late Jack F. and Hazel Baker. He was a graduate of Bowling Green University, where he was elected student body president his senior year and the University of Cincinnati Law School. He was the founding member of the law firm Baker Dublikar Beck Wiley and Mathews. Jack was a member of the American Bar Association, the Ohio Bar Association, Stark County Bar Association, the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, the International Association of Defense Council, the Federation of Defense and Corporate Council, the Defense Research Institute, and a past member of the Stark County Association Executive Committee. In addition to professional organizations, Jack has served his community through participation and leadership in numerous local and civic organizations. These involvements included Rotary, YMCA, Camp Tippecanoe, and North Canton Chamber of Commerce, serving on its TAP committee.
He is survived by his loving wife, Paulette Baker (nee Kerr); children: Jennifer (Philip) Kozen, Susan (Mike) George and Jonathan (Lynn) Baker; grandchildren: Ben, Sammi, Alden and Emery; and sister, Norma (Fred) Ahlborn.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at Faith United Methodist Church, 300 9th St., North Canton, Ohio 44720, with Rev. Steve Costello officiating. Family and friends may visit from 2-4 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Donations can be made in Jack's name to Faith United Methodist Church. The family invites you to visit:
www.reedfuneralhome.com
He is survived by his loving wife, Paulette Baker (nee Kerr); children: Jennifer (Philip) Kozen, Susan (Mike) George and Jonathan (Lynn) Baker; grandchildren: Ben, Sammi, Alden and Emery; and sister, Norma (Fred) Ahlborn.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at Faith United Methodist Church, 300 9th St., North Canton, Ohio 44720, with Rev. Steve Costello officiating. Family and friends may visit from 2-4 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Donations can be made in Jack's name to Faith United Methodist Church. The family invites you to visit:
www.reedfuneralhome.com