Marilyn Baker (Marilyn Tharpe)

Winnfield High School

Class of 1962

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Marilyn Tharpe - Class of 1962 - Winnfield High School

First Name	Marilyn
Last Name	Baker
Maiden Name	Tharpe
Graduation Year	Class of 1962
Gender	Female
City	N/A
State/Province	LA
Country	United States
Occupation	Retired Nursing Home Administrator
Married	Yes
Favorite School Memory	-Football Games, football games, and more football games with friends. -Cutting class to swim at Gum Springs with several friends (Did I say that?? Nooo!) - -Climbing the fire tower at Sardis - -
About Me	- Women's Army Medical Corps after high School -- Basic Training, Ft. McClellan, Anniston, Alabama - - Medical Training, Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio Texas - - Worked in Emergency Room and Injection clinic, Ft. Ord, California- - After discharge, worked as nurse, So. Pasadena Medical Center, S. Pasadena, Calif. Attended LSU -Met at Ft. Ord, California and married Larry Warren Baker in California, June 65 ( we celebrated our 45th Wedding Anniversary this year. -Two daughters, Vanessa Michelle, born 1970 and Melanie Renee' born 1972. Michelle and Drew Minor have two children, Jamie Warren, and Haley Erin. Their ages are 20 and 15. -Melanie and Jon Russo have three daughters, Kirsten Emily 14, Skye Olivia 12, and Maya age 7. We all live in the Lafayette area. My husband and I both were Nursing Home Administrators from 1972 until we retired - - I worked for two years as Administrator of Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Shreveport, then 4 yrs as Co-Administrator with my husband at Beauregard Nursing Home in DeRidder - - After that we were Consultants to owners in St. Martinville, who built St. Martinville Guest Home. We were Co-Administrators there until we retired. My husband Larry is now working as A'sst. Director for the Lafayette Council on Aging for the past 11 years. We mostly...(read more)