Theodore Baker

Theodore (Ted) Baker, son of Joseph and Lillian Baker, was born in Baltimore on Oct 8, 1938 and raised in Pimlico. He graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in 1957 and Johns Hopkins University in1961 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Science.

He carried out his graduate work at George Washington University. Ted spent a successful career in the Defense Industry, working at several local companies: Westinghouse, Ford Aerospace, and Lockheed Martin, but spending most of his career at the National Security Agency. He spent two life-changing tours in Yorkshire, England where he developed a life-long passion for football and his beloved Leeds United. While in England, he coached the little local American Boys Soccer Team. No one wanted to take on the hopeless cause, but Ted persevered. The boys had no soccer skills and the English lads would trounce them every week, but they grew and developed skills and learned to pick themselves up and play again. Ted was very proud of his association with Johns Hopkins where three of his children and three of his grandchildren graduated. There is an Engineering Scholarship in his name at Johns Hopkins. He was also proud of his Lithuanian roots and his ability to make good Vyrtas. His friends loved him for his dry wit and his beautiful smile. He lived the last 50 years in Anne Arundel County in idyllic Baldwin Hills with his beloved wife, Charlotte Dulaney Baker, surrounded by loving generous neighbors. He is survived by his wife and four sons: Christopher, Theodore (Todd), Jonathan, and Ben Baker. His joy was his 10 grandchildren: Alexandra Baker Lutz, Sydney, Julianne, Caroline, Catherine, Joshua, Emma, Samuel, Cecelia, and Mac Baker. He was a good and honorable man who lived for his wife and children and they are his legacy. Viewing at the Hardesty Funeral Home, 851 Annapolis Road, Gambrills, Maryland, Sunday, March 24, 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Funeral at 11:00 am on Monday, March 25, at our Lady of the Fields Church, 1070 Cecil Avenue S., Millersville, Maryland. Online condolences may be placed at www.hardestyfuneralhome.com