Archive : April 2005
April 25, 2005
Tribute to Ricky Baker, Class of 1969
From: David Redwine 1969 Apr 25 2005 8:36:01AM
To: ALL
(22) Death of a Classmate
Thursday I attended the funeral of Ricky Baker a very dear friend for thirty nine years. I know most everyone here knew Ricky either in school or from Sweetwater. As I passed in front of his remains I looked down and in the casket were two items that only the folks that knew Ricky in the past few years would identify with; a Sweetwater Mustang ball cap and a cow bell. Ricky has two sons one has left Sweetwater and plays college ball now the other is a senior at Sweetwater. Ricky alwys wore that hat or one similar and on Friday nights during football season that cow bell got a work out. Ricky was buried in a red sweater that said Sweetwater Mustangs on the front. I had the pleasure to ride to the cementery with Susan Wills Buley, Libby Carr Palma and Kent "Boaty" Boatright all from the calss of 1969.
After the graveside ceremony a young man approached me and relayed a story of how he had all of our chin straps and some other nice words. As I looked around to my right was Johnny
Moore, Kent Boatright, Aubrey McCain and the coach from the 1969 Lubbock Estacado Matadors Kenneth Keeling. I can not express how lucky I am to know these men. There was more heart standing in that ten square feet than anyone could possibly understand. From fearce competitors to great men and awsome friends I can not tell you how proud I was to say these are my friends and this is my hometown.
Ricky we will miss you.
David
- Lew
- April 25, 2005 8:21 PM
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