Samuel Joseph Baker, 21, passed away Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003, in Galveston of drowning.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Thursday at Rehoboth Baptist Church, 7300 S. Cooper and T.O. Harris, near Mansfield. Burial: To follow in Rehoboth Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Moore Funeral Home Chapel, 4216 South Bowen Road in Arlington.
Samuel was born July 16, 1982, in Fort Worth, the son of Steven and Sharon Hill Baker of Mansfield. He graduated from Mansfield High School and was attending Tarrant County College. He also worked at Image Photography with his mother. Samuel was a member of the UTA Anime Group and will be dearly missed by his close friends who shared his hobbies and interests.
Survivors: Parents, Steve and Sharon Baker; sister, Sarah Stevenson and husband, Jeffrey, of St. Louis, Mo.; grandparents, Joe and Gertie Hill of Winnsboro and Maxine White of Overton; aunt and uncles, Cheryl Hill Talley and Joe Hill of Winnsboro, Ron Hill of Arlington and G. F. Baker of Alvarado; and cousins and other extended family from the Metroplex.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 8/20/2003.
GALVESTON — The Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office is working to identify the remains of a drowning victim discovered Saturday on the island's West End.
The body of a man was found facedown close to the high-tide mark on the beach near the 21000 block of FM 3005.
The Galveston Fire Department, police, and beach patrol all responded to a call around 8:40 a.m. Saturday reporting the discovery of the body.
The beach patrol had received no reports of missing persons on the beach, and the body was taken to the medical examiner's office for identification and autopsy.
Although the medical examiner had not yet released the victim's name, a member of the beach patrol described him as appearing to be a Caucasian in his early 20s. The Galveston Police Department is investigating the death.
Published in the Galveston County Daily News on 08/17/03.
