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	Baker Memorial Scholarship Fund Scholarship Criteria: Graduated from an Ohio high school located in Hocking, Meigs, Vinton, Athens, Jackson or Gallia County, Minimum GPA of 2.5/4.0 Enrolled in an accredited paramedic or EMT program. Established in 2012, the Baker Memorial Scholarship was created to memorialize father and son, Larry and Shawn Baker. Both Larry and his son Shawn dedicated their lives to emergency health-care as EMTs and Paramedics in Southeastern Ohio and also strived to educate others on quality patient care. The scholarship will recognize students in Southeastern Ohio who exhibit many of the same unselfish qualities as Shawn and Larry and desire to pursue a career as a Paramedic. Larry Lee Baker died unexpectedly on June 7, 2003, at the age of 66. Larry graduated from Middleport High School, owned Larry Baker Photography from 1974 until 1999, and retired from Century Aluminum in Ravenswood in 1999 after 33 years Following retirement, Larry enjoyed attending the University of Rio Grande for three years in the fine woodworking department. He also had just completed a real estate class with a desire to enter that field in his spare time. Although Larry was dedicated to his family and full-time employment, he received much personal joy and satisfaction from helping and teaching others in the medical field. He was an active member of the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department and Middleport First Aid Squad for 40 years, serving 12 of those years as a First Aid Chief. He taught EMT classes for the State of Ohio through the Tri-County JVS while completing his Paramedic training. For decades Larry taught EMT classes to area firemen and squad members. Personally, Larry was kind, compassionate, loyal and dedicated husband to his wife Phyllis, loving father to two sons, Shawn and Matt, and devoted grandfather to his three grandchildren. Following in his father's footsteps, Michael Shawn Baker was always driven, even at a young age, to become a Paramedic. Shawn joined the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department and Volunteer EMS before graduating from Meigs High School and attended medicine. He then worked as a Paramedic for SEOEMS, the Gallia County EMS, the Meigs County EMS and Helthnet. Shawn began his career with Medflight of Ohio in 1998 and worked for four years on Mobile Intensive Care Unit in Nelsonville. Then in August 2002 Shawn achieved his lifetime goal of becoming a flight Paramedic and began working in Wellston as a dedicated MedFlight partner in the Rotor wind Division. During his eight years as a helicopter Paramedic, Shawn also served as a special topics instructor and presented landing zones lectures to area fire department and EMS's. Like his father, Shawn also worked tirelessly in Southeastern Ohio Educating others on patient care and giving back to the communities. He taught First Aid and CPR at the University of Rio Grande Meigs Center and was instrumental in helping to organize and begin the only paid EMS in Meigs County. In addition to his medical career, Shawn was also a Journeyman electrician and had a great passion for dogs; he recently had become a Certified Master Dog Trainer. Tragically and unexpectedly, Shawn, who was only 42, passed away on October 19, 2010, while on call at MedFlight. As an organ and tissue donor, Shawn's last act was in serving others. He will be remembered not only for his sense of humor and fun-loving demeanor but also for his dedication to his family, co-workers and the patients he cared for and whose lives he saved. Shawn was blessed with the personality whom everyone enjoys; he was caring, charismatic, loyal, dependable, and a stellar jokester. Never one to accept any credit, Shawn would always humbly say he was "just doing my job." He is greatly missed by his soul mate and wife Tina, his devoted mother, his brother Matt and his wife Missy, and his adoring nephew and nieces. To honor Shawn's memory nationally, his name was etched onto the Air Medical Memorial located outside of Denver, Colorado and he will be recognized by the National EMS Memorial for his dedication to the medical field. Locally, their family and friends will honor both Larry and Shawn by creating this memorial scholarship. Scholarships associated with Baker Memorial Scholarship Fund 53. Baker Memorial Scholarship

Baker Memorial Scholarship Fund

Scholarship Criteria:

Graduated from an Ohio high school located in Hocking, Meigs, Vinton, Athens, Jackson or Gallia County,
Minimum GPA of 2.5/4.0
Enrolled in an accredited paramedic or EMT program.

Established in 2012, the Baker Memorial Scholarship was created to memorialize father and son, Larry and Shawn Baker.  Both Larry and his son Shawn dedicated their lives to emergency health-care as EMTs and Paramedics in Southeastern Ohio and also strived to educate others on quality patient care. The scholarship will recognize students in Southeastern Ohio who exhibit many of the same unselfish qualities as Shawn and Larry and desire to pursue a career as a Paramedic. 

Larry Lee Baker died unexpectedly on June 7, 2003, at the age of 66. Larry graduated from Middleport High School, owned Larry Baker Photography from 1974 until 1999, and retired from Century Aluminum in Ravenswood in 1999 after 33 years  Following retirement, Larry enjoyed attending the University of Rio Grande for three years in the fine woodworking department. He also had just completed a real estate class with a desire to enter that field in his spare time.  

Although Larry was dedicated to his family and full-time employment, he received much personal joy and satisfaction from helping and teaching others in the medical field. He was an active member of the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department and Middleport First Aid Squad for 40 years, serving 12 of those years as a First Aid Chief. He taught EMT classes for the State of Ohio through the Tri-County JVS while completing his Paramedic training. For decades Larry taught EMT classes to area firemen and squad members. Personally, Larry was kind, compassionate, loyal and dedicated husband to his wife Phyllis, loving father to two sons, Shawn and Matt, and devoted grandfather to his three grandchildren. 

Following in his father's footsteps, Michael Shawn Baker was always driven, even at a young age, to become a Paramedic. Shawn joined the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department and Volunteer EMS before graduating from Meigs High School and attended medicine. He then worked as a Paramedic for SEOEMS, the Gallia County EMS, the Meigs County EMS and Helthnet.

Shawn began his career with Medflight of Ohio in 1998 and worked for four years on Mobile Intensive Care Unit in Nelsonville. Then in August 2002 Shawn achieved his lifetime goal of becoming a flight Paramedic and began working in Wellston as a dedicated MedFlight partner in the Rotor wind Division. During his eight years as a helicopter Paramedic, Shawn also served as a special topics instructor and presented landing zones lectures to area fire department and EMS's.

Like his father, Shawn also worked tirelessly in Southeastern Ohio Educating others on patient care and giving back to the communities. He taught First Aid and CPR at the University of Rio Grande Meigs Center and was instrumental in helping to organize and begin the only paid EMS in Meigs County. In addition to his medical career, Shawn was also a Journeyman electrician and had a great passion for dogs; he recently had become a Certified Master Dog Trainer.

Tragically and unexpectedly, Shawn, who was only 42, passed away on October 19, 2010, while on call at MedFlight. As an organ and tissue donor, Shawn's last act was in serving others. He will be remembered not only for his sense of humor and fun-loving demeanor but also for his dedication to his family, co-workers and the patients he cared for and whose lives he saved. Shawn was blessed with the personality whom everyone enjoys; he was caring, charismatic, loyal, dependable, and a stellar jokester. Never one to accept any credit, Shawn would always humbly say he was "just doing my job." He is greatly missed by his soul mate and wife Tina, his devoted mother, his brother Matt and his wife Missy, and his adoring nephew and nieces. 

To honor Shawn's memory nationally, his name was etched onto the Air Medical Memorial located outside of Denver, Colorado and he will be recognized by the National EMS Memorial for his dedication to the medical field. Locally, their family and friends will honor both Larry and Shawn by creating this memorial scholarship.

Scholarships associated with Baker Memorial Scholarship Fund

53. Baker Memorial Scholarship