OBIT: Roy Edison BAKER, 1997, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  ROY EDISON BAKER
  
    Roy Edison Baker, 96, of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, died April 8,1997, in
  Lancaster, Mass.
    Born in Meyersdale, he was a son of the late Herman and Emma (Werner)
  Baker.  He graduated from Meyersdale High School in 1919 and from
  Pennsylvania State University in 1923, with a bachelor's degree in
  electrical engineering.
    Mr. Baker, was employed as an apprentice engineer with the Union Switch
  and Signal Co., Swissvale, for two years, after which he was employed by
  the Boston and Maine Railroad Co. and the Portland Terminal Co. for 45
  years.  He held numerous supervisory positions, including general manager
  and vice president of the Maine Central Railroad, before retiring.
    From 1970 to 1987 he was employed by XTRA, Inc., a company that leased
  locomotives, cars, semi-trailers for piggy back, and containers for
  railroad services.  During his railroad career, he was active in various
  committees of several railroad organizations.  He was also a member and
  officer of various associations and clubs.
    His wife, the former Marian Janice Hay, died previously.
    Mr. Baker is survived by two daughters: Tessibell Werner Dodge, St. Paul,
  Minn.; and Mrs. Gene (Elaine) Baker Taylor of Bolton, Mass.; a son, James
  Roy Baker of North Syracuse, N.Y.; a sister, Ada R. Sweitzer, Meyersdale;
  six grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a brother-in-law and
  sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Maust.
    Interment, Riverside Cemetery, Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
  
  New Republic, April 24, 1997
  
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