THOMAS BAKER

Tommy was born January 11, 1974 in Bar Harbor, Maine, but lived most of his life in Fort Dodge, and most recently, Pocahontas. He is survived by his mother Sharon Johnson, step-father Kent Johnson and brother Steven Baker, all of Pocahontas. Daughters Elizabeth Baker and Eva Baker and their mother, Amy Presler, all of Fort Dodge, stepfather Tom Richardson of Fort Dodge and his children Todd and Tonia and his step-grandmother, Dorothy Erickson of Humboldt. He was preceded in death by his father Thomas Allen Baker Jr., his infant niece Sydney Baker, his grandparents Ted and Betty Erickson and Thomas Allen Baker, Sr. and Ruth Baker.

Tommy graduated from FDSH in 1992 and went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree from UNI, where he also played on the college hockey team. In 2008 he was united in marriage to Amy Calvert and their blended family included her daughters Taylor and Josie Shirbourn. The couple divorced in 2014. He worked mostly in sales and finance for car dealerships his adult life, but was pursuing a different line of work at the time of his death.

Tommy had many wide and varied interests, but first and foremost was his love of music, soccer, landscaping and meeting new people. He made and created music in his spare time and played several instruments. He traveled overseas several times and particularly loved Germany and spoke the language fluently. He was the G.O.A.T. at finding wild asparagus and gladly shared his bounty with those lucky enough to know him. He was a talented landscaper who loved to get his hands in the dirt and loved to work with his hands whenever he could.

He lived life to the fullest while he was on this earth, which was cut short way too soon. He will always be remembered for his huge grin and devotion to his friends and family and the great love he had for his daughters.

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