John Perry Baker

March 24, 1964 - January 21, 2024

John Perry Baker, 59, of Floyd, Virginia, passed away on January 21, 2024 after a courageous three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. John was born to Willam Baker and Myra Hine in Columbus, Ohio in 1964. After graduating from Columbus Alternative High School in 1982, he went on to receive a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Ohio State University in 1987 and in 1993, received a Ph.D.in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. 

In 1998, he met the love of his life, Sandra, in Memphis, Tennessee, where they learned they shared a love of baseball and all things cats. They married a year later in a quaint church overlooking the Mississippi River. John and Sandra moved to Floyd in 2013 where John was employed by Hollingsworth and Vose and where he retired in 2022. 

John is survived by his wife, Sandra; brother, Curtis Baker of Columbus, Ohio; sister, Ellen Baker (Peter Levites) of Columbus Ohio; and brother, Justin Baker (Deb Baker) of Dublin, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents. 

A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date. 

Should friends desire, contributions may be sent to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (http://support.pancan.org/goto/JohnBaker) or the Floyd County Humane Society (https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjAyNjMx) in John’s name. 

So glad I got to meet this fine fella when he donated at the blood mobile in Floyd. He was also a wonderful friend to my son in law Jesse

John was a more than just a fine individual and we will truly miss our friend.

Sandy, heartbroken for the passing of John. He was such a humble person and his love for his cats. As a coworker at H&V, always enjoyed his great smile. Prayers for you and family. Love

Thoughts and Prayers for the family while you grieve the loss of a beautiful part of your family. I cant picture a loss of any of my beloved siblings.🙏🙏

Justin and family. My heart breaks for you all. I am so sorry for your loss. Much love and hugs my friend

John was such a kind humble soul and will be missed by many. I remember you all winning the Mr.& Mrs. HV at winery shortly after coming to work at HV. Many great talks and memories of John. Many prayers to you all❤️now and days ahead.

I worked with John at Buckeye Technologies for many years. His smiling face and dry sense of humor will be missed. Prayers for Sandra and his siblings.

I am terribly sorry to hear about John. He was a great friend. Always ready to listen and help when needed. Wish your family well. Squeak

John was such a kind, gentle soul. I always enjoyed our conversations at the Stowe YMCA and very much missed he and Sandra when they relocated. Sending much love and prayers to Sandra and family.