Sidney Baker known to his friends as Sid, was born on a ranch amongst the grass covered rolling hills of Condon, Oregon. Sid was the first of five boys to the new parents that slowly made their way across the country to their final resting place in Orting, Washington. Sid for most of his childhood would move around parts of Oregon and Western Washington before his parents bought land that in time became a successful dairy in Orting. After a hard day’s work the family would put their talents together in the form of a band and make extra money playing their instruments at dances throughout the Puyallup and Orting Valley. At one of these dances, while playing his violin he met the girl he would marry and share his life with. Sibyl Lea Smith and Sidney McWhorter Baker were married on October 3, 1937.
Sid like his brothers was always involved in logging and for a period of time ran his own logging company with his partner Walt Balmer. Upon getting older Sid left logging to work for a company called Cable Craft. Here Sidney would run machines that would produce twisted steel cable for many things but mostly for aircraft control systems. Now that the family of three girls and a boy were raised and twenty-five years at Cable Craft Sid retired and moved to Malo, Washington so that both Sid and Lee could now fish and hunt all they wanted to, right in their own backyard. One of the first things the elderly couple did was to build themselves a log cabin. This proved unethical and soon they bought themselves a nice home on Curlew Creek. Among his various hobbies Sid was an outstanding woodworker. They now were comfortable and satisfied. Well not just yet, the old logging bug struck again and Sid bought himself an old Ford to carry around his dozer and started working for the U.S. Forest Service. This was helping with forest growth management by thinning out the small trees to allow for the bigger trees to grow. He would also help cut forest service roads and fire lines. Sid never sat idle for a moment, he was always busy with something, right up until he died from a heart attack secondary to colon cancer. Sidney passed at Tacoma General Hospital surrounded by his loving wife and family.
Sid like his brothers was always involved in logging and for a period of time ran his own logging company with his partner Walt Balmer. Upon getting older Sid left logging to work for a company called Cable Craft. Here Sidney would run machines that would produce twisted steel cable for many things but mostly for aircraft control systems. Now that the family of three girls and a boy were raised and twenty-five years at Cable Craft Sid retired and moved to Malo, Washington so that both Sid and Lee could now fish and hunt all they wanted to, right in their own backyard. One of the first things the elderly couple did was to build themselves a log cabin. This proved unethical and soon they bought themselves a nice home on Curlew Creek. Among his various hobbies Sid was an outstanding woodworker. They now were comfortable and satisfied. Well not just yet, the old logging bug struck again and Sid bought himself an old Ford to carry around his dozer and started working for the U.S. Forest Service. This was helping with forest growth management by thinning out the small trees to allow for the bigger trees to grow. He would also help cut forest service roads and fire lines. Sid never sat idle for a moment, he was always busy with something, right up until he died from a heart attack secondary to colon cancer. Sidney passed at Tacoma General Hospital surrounded by his loving wife and family.
Sidney Baker known to his friends as Sid, was born on a ranch amongst the grass covered rolling hills of Condon, Oregon. Sid was the first of five boys to the new parents that slowly made their way across the country to their final resting place in Orting, Washington. Sid for most of his childhood would move around parts of Oregon and Western Washington before his parents bought land that in time became a successful dairy in Orting. After a hard day’s work the family would put their talents together in the form of a band and make extra money playing their instruments at dances throughout the Puyallup and Orting Valley. At one of these dances, while playing his violin he met the girl he would marry and share his life with. Sibyl Lea Smith and Sidney McWhorter Baker were married on October 3, 1937.
Sid like his brothers was always involved in logging and for a period of time ran his own logging company with his partner Walt Balmer. Upon getting older Sid left logging to work for a company called Cable Craft. Here Sidney would run machines that would produce twisted steel cable for many things but mostly for aircraft control systems. Now that the family of three girls and a boy were raised and twenty-five years at Cable Craft Sid retired and moved to Malo, Washington so that both Sid and Lee could now fish and hunt all they wanted to, right in their own backyard. One of the first things the elderly couple did was to build themselves a log cabin. This proved unethical and soon they bought themselves a nice home on Curlew Creek. Among his various hobbies Sid was an outstanding woodworker. They now were comfortable and satisfied. Well not just yet, the old logging bug struck again and Sid bought himself an old Ford to carry around his dozer and started working for the U.S. Forest Service. This was helping with forest growth management by thinning out the small trees to allow for the bigger trees to grow. He would also help cut forest service roads and fire lines. Sid never sat idle for a moment, he was always busy with something, right up until he died from a heart attack secondary to colon cancer. Sidney passed at Tacoma General Hospital surrounded by his loving wife and family.
Sid like his brothers was always involved in logging and for a period of time ran his own logging company with his partner Walt Balmer. Upon getting older Sid left logging to work for a company called Cable Craft. Here Sidney would run machines that would produce twisted steel cable for many things but mostly for aircraft control systems. Now that the family of three girls and a boy were raised and twenty-five years at Cable Craft Sid retired and moved to Malo, Washington so that both Sid and Lee could now fish and hunt all they wanted to, right in their own backyard. One of the first things the elderly couple did was to build themselves a log cabin. This proved unethical and soon they bought themselves a nice home on Curlew Creek. Among his various hobbies Sid was an outstanding woodworker. They now were comfortable and satisfied. Well not just yet, the old logging bug struck again and Sid bought himself an old Ford to carry around his dozer and started working for the U.S. Forest Service. This was helping with forest growth management by thinning out the small trees to allow for the bigger trees to grow. He would also help cut forest service roads and fire lines. Sid never sat idle for a moment, he was always busy with something, right up until he died from a heart attack secondary to colon cancer. Sidney passed at Tacoma General Hospital surrounded by his loving wife and family.
