Lee Hammond Baker b. 8 Oct 1932 Norfolk, Virginia, USA d. 26 Jul 1964 Lakeville, Connecticut, USA

1932 - 1964 (31 years)

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Name	Lee Hammond Baker
Born	8 Oct 1932	Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Gender	Male
Died	26 Jul 1964	Lakeville, Connecticut, USA
Buried	Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Person ID	I28139	Family Tree
Last Modified	28 Jul 2019

Family Lee Reynolds, b. 5 Dec 1936, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. 2 Aug 2013, Orwell, New York, USA (Age 76 years)

Children

+	1. Laurie Ann Baker, b. 1959
	2. Lane Paul Baker, b. 6 Aug 1960

Last Modified 28 Jul 2019

Family ID F13747 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Born - 8 Oct 1932 - Norfolk, Virginia, USA
	Died - 26 Jul 1964 - Lakeville, Connecticut, USA
	Buried - - Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

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Obituary & Death Notice

Orange Man Killed in Crash On Lime Rock Racing Strip
Orange Man Killed in Crash On Lime Rock Racing Strip
ORANG E -- Lee Hammond Baker, Jr., 31, of 627 High Ridge road, was killed last night in a car accident on the racing strip of Lime Rock park in northern Litchfield county.
Mr. Baker was a passenger in a sports car being driven around the track without authorization by Thomas M, Lewis, 22, of New York City, state police said.
When James E. Haynes, the track manager, saw the Lewis sports car, he drove out in a station wagon to order Lewis away,
The two vehicles collided head-on, state police said. Mr. Baker was killed instantly and Mr. Lewis received superficial injuries, Mr. Hayes escaped without being hurt, state police.
State police said Mr. was apparently a racing enthusiast who wanted to see "how it felt to drive around the track".
The accident occurred after a day of sports car racing at the
oval.
Services will he conducted tomorrow at 11 a.m, in the George J. Smith and Sen funeral home, 135 Broad street, Milford, by the Rev, Nigel Andrews of Cencord, Mass. Cremation will be in Mountain Grove Crematory, Bridgeport,
Born in Norfolk, Va., Mr. Baker had resided in Orange three months. A graduate of Yale universily, class of 1953, he was systems engineer with IBM in New Haven. He was a member of the Sports Car Club of America, New York region.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lewis Lee Reynolds Baker; a son, Lane Paul Baker; a daughter, Laurie Ann Baker; and his parents, Mr. and Mis, Lee Baker of Lyme.
--The Bridgeport Post, Bridgeport, Connecticut, July 27, 1964 Page 22