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John "Jack" Curtis Baker 1928 - 2012

John Curtis Baker was born on August 22, 1928 in Preston Australia to Ernest Frank Baker and Elsie (Cotton) Baker, and had siblings Ernest "Clive" Baker and Kenneth Baker. He married Lois Catherine (Larkin) Baker, and had children Marion Louise (Baker) Sanchez and Erik Wahgi Curtis Baker. John Baker died at age 84 years old on December 29, 2012.

John Curtis Baker

Jack

August 22, 1928

Preston, Australia

December 29, 2012

Australia

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John Curtis Baker's History: 1928 - 2012

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Introduction

Part of Jack's growing up was on Thursday Island from 1940, where his father was a lighthouse mechanic. Jack qualified as a teacher in Victoria, and after teaching for about five years, went to Papua New Guinea in 1951 as a Cadet Patrol Officer. In 1956 he was posted to Okapa, in the Eastern Highlands where he became involved with the team researching the "Kuru" disease, they found out that the tribe called the Fore people as a tradition, cooked and ate their deceased relatives, and some ate the brains containing the neuro degenarative disease, the incubation period being between 10 to 50 years. He met his future wife Lois Larkin during this time, they also spent 12 months in the U.S.A. at the National Institute of Health, in Maryland. In 1971 Jack was promoted to Senior Inspector in the Public Service Commission of PNG during the start of their Independence.
08/22

1928

Birthday

August 22, 1928

Birthdate

Preston Australia

Birthplace

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Professional Career

Teacher. Patrol Officer Papua New Guinnea.
12/29

2012

Death

December 29, 2012

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

Australia
Death location

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Obituary

The Sunshine Coast Daily. January 4 2013. BAKER, John Curtis "Jack" late of Bribie Island, formerly of Victoria and Papua New Guinea. Much loved husband of Lois, father of Marion and Whagi, grandpa to Nicholas and Alexandra, Indiana and Ari.

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