Edgar Max Baer

1930 - 2006  (75 years)

• Name	Edgar Max Baer
  Nickname	Eddie
  Born	29 Sep 1930	Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Sep 2006	Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I346405	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Adolph Bär Baer,   b. 7 Sep 1885, Schwegenheim, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 25 Mar 1936, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Rhoda Estella Major,   b. 31 Jan 1904, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 18 Sep 1998, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F116036	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Belle Tate,   b. 31 Oct 1932, Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 2013, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. DeNeice Baer   2. Kay Baer
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F116041	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Edgar Max "Eddie" Baer Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: Sep. 29, 1930 Helena Phillips County Arkansas, USA Death: Sep. 10, 2006 Amarillo Potter County Texas, USA (Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 12, 2006) Edgar Max Baer, 76, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006. Celebration of life services will be at 4 p.m. Friday in Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St., with Linda N. Cook officiating. On Oct. 10, 2006, Edgar Max Baer passed away unexpectedly at his home in Amarillo. Born Sept. 29, 1930, in Helena, Ark., Ed grew up in Wisner, La., as a competitive and superior athlete. A championship bowler with a consistent record of perfect games under his belt, Ed went on to set records in Denver running the 100-yard dash in an award-winning 9.9 seconds. Scouted and recruited by the St. Louis Cardinals for a professional baseball career, he found himself suddenly needed by Uncle Sam and went to Korea in service of the U.S. Army. Before shipping overseas, Ed married Edna Tate, whom he met in Denver. After his release from duty he came to Amarillo to join his wife and new baby daughter, DeNeice. In 1953 Ed started Amarillo Landscape & Sprinkler with a pair of rusty shears and a pocket full of initiative. By the 1970s, the company had become one of the premier contract landscape and sprinkler firms in the Panhandle. Its high-profile clientele of the day included Northwest Texas Hospital, St. Anthony's Hospital, Dr. Malouf Abraham, Sybil and Don Harrington, Phillips Petroleum, The Bobbins Memorial, The Shores housing development, Rep. Warren Chisum, Amarillo Garden Center, Discovery Center and area ranches, parks, public schools and banks. As president of the Texas Irrigators Association, Ed formed the water conservation board. He was a pioneer in mid-1980s xeriscaping. Ed introduced the ability to grow sod locally in Amarillo. Ed was an avid hunter and fisherman and an excellent bridge and chess player. An active spiritual student, Ed was a leader at Unity Church and helped bring Amarillo's first Montessori school to the area. Survivors include his wife, Edna Ahna Baer; and two daughters, DeNeice Kenehan of San Diego and Kay Martinez of Waco. Ed is also mourned by his grandchildren, Brittain Beam and Conner Beam of Amarillo and Jordan Martinez of Waco. Family links: Parents: Adolph Baer (1885 - 1936) Spouse: Edna Belle Tate Baer (1932 - 2013) Siblings: Joe M Baer (1926 - 1981)* Adolph Baer (1928 - 2001)* Edgar Max Baer (1930 - 2006) *Calculated relationship Burial: Unknown Created by: Edith Guynes Stanley Record added: Mar 31, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 107611527