Obituary for Baker Riess
Harold Baker Riess, 81, passed away Friday, April 29, 2022, in Waco. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 5, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard, Waco, Texas with Pastor Landon Collard of Journey Christian Community officiating. A video honoring his life can be viewed during the service as well as online at www.oakcrestwaco.com.
Baker was born January 25, 1941, in Waco, Texas to Harold and Nelda Baker Riess, both of whom preceded him in death. A son of Waco, he attended Provident Heights Elementary, West Junior High and Waco High School. He volunteered for the United States Army Security Agency and was stationed in Sinop, Turkey during his active service. Baker attended North Texas State University and Baylor University. Mr. Riess spent the majority of his professional life working for the Cassidy Manufacturing Company, the United States Internal Revenue Service and the Veterans Administration.
An enthusiastic hunter and fisherman, as a teenager, Baker began his love of guns and the outdoors with his uncle, Charles Riess in the mountains of Colorado. He played and coached Little League Baseball and always looked forward to football season as an enthusiastic fan of the Baylor Bears and the Dallas Cowboys. His love of baseball started as a child watching his father play with the Waco Dons. Above all, he reveled in the company of his good friends and never knew a stranger.
Baker married fellow Wacoan Elaine Cassidy Parker in April of 1971, proud parents of Kevin Andrew and Karen Elaine. He is survived by his two children, grandsons Charles Joshua Gutierrez and Jackson Andrew Riess of Waco, brother Charles Andrew Riess of Falls Church, Virginia, daughter-in-law Shauvon Elizabeth Long Riess of Waco and cousin Carolyn Maurine Riess of Austin, Texas. And, lastly, he was survived by his beloved cat Jillian.
The family wishes to thank staff, caregivers and physicians at Waco Cardiology Associates and Providence Hospital.
Memorials may be made to Fuzzy Friends, 6321 Airport Rd, Waco, TX 76708.
Baker was born January 25, 1941, in Waco, Texas to Harold and Nelda Baker Riess, both of whom preceded him in death. A son of Waco, he attended Provident Heights Elementary, West Junior High and Waco High School. He volunteered for the United States Army Security Agency and was stationed in Sinop, Turkey during his active service. Baker attended North Texas State University and Baylor University. Mr. Riess spent the majority of his professional life working for the Cassidy Manufacturing Company, the United States Internal Revenue Service and the Veterans Administration.
An enthusiastic hunter and fisherman, as a teenager, Baker began his love of guns and the outdoors with his uncle, Charles Riess in the mountains of Colorado. He played and coached Little League Baseball and always looked forward to football season as an enthusiastic fan of the Baylor Bears and the Dallas Cowboys. His love of baseball started as a child watching his father play with the Waco Dons. Above all, he reveled in the company of his good friends and never knew a stranger.
Baker married fellow Wacoan Elaine Cassidy Parker in April of 1971, proud parents of Kevin Andrew and Karen Elaine. He is survived by his two children, grandsons Charles Joshua Gutierrez and Jackson Andrew Riess of Waco, brother Charles Andrew Riess of Falls Church, Virginia, daughter-in-law Shauvon Elizabeth Long Riess of Waco and cousin Carolyn Maurine Riess of Austin, Texas. And, lastly, he was survived by his beloved cat Jillian.
The family wishes to thank staff, caregivers and physicians at Waco Cardiology Associates and Providence Hospital.
Memorials may be made to Fuzzy Friends, 6321 Airport Rd, Waco, TX 76708.