Parents: Arthur Leroy & Dortha Christine Bagwell Baer
Siblings: Duwain Baer, Diane Baer
Children: Trey Baer, Kristi Baer Stanford, Bret Baer
grandchildren: Jordan, Bailee, Sydney, Sills, Jewel, Ayla, Jackson, Addison, Claire
A.L. attended Dumas High School where he ran the 880 in track and set a state record in the mile relay. He achieved Eagle Scout status and spent summers leading backpacking trips out of Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, NM. Following graduation in 1956, he attended Texas Tech University where he also ran track, was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and the Saddle Tramps. He graduated in the honors program in 1960. 194, he completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Texas in Houston with the outstanding undergraduate award in periodontics.
Following graduation from dental school, A.L. joined the United States Army Dental Corps. He served two years as a captain with the 101st Airborne Division from 1964-1966, one year as a periodontist and one year in a rotating internship of operative dentistry in Ft. Campbell, KY.
In 1966, Dr. Baer returned to his hometown of Dumas, Texas to start a family and open his dental practice. His goal was to treat his patients the way he wanted to be treated and he carried out this philosophy by informing his patients of their treatment options and only treating patients for work that was necessary to their dental health, always putting his philosophy ahead of profit.
Serving the community where he lived his entire life was also important to Dr. Baer. He was a co-founder of the Dumas Satellite School under MHMR, a 50-plus-year member of the Dumas Noon Lions, a member of the Masonic Lodge, past president of the Golden Spread Scottish Rite Association, and was also a leader or member in a multitude of additional organizations including the Dumas Meals on Wheels, the Dumas flag design committee, the recycling program and the Arts Council. He volunteered his services on numerous mission trips to Los Alamos, Mexico with the First Baptist Church. Dr. Baer was also very active for almost two decades in local Relay for Life events benefitting the American Cancer Society.
Dr. Baer first served as Secretary/Treasurer and later as President-Elect Chief of Medical Staff for the Dumas Memorial Hospital. He served the Moore County medical community for 46 years before he retired his dental practice. He received the 50-Year Award from the Texas Dental Association in 2014.
Though he would never call himself an artist, Dr. Baer enjoyed creating artistic crafts for his family and home in a variety of mediums including wood, leather, paint, fabrics and photography.
Accolades aside, Dr. Baer will be most remembered for his warm, loving and cheerful demeanor. Whether meeting someone new or encountering a lifelong friend, Dr. Baer never missed the opportunity to bestow kindness, a smile, a hug, listen or entertain with storytelling. Strangers became fast friends. He was beyond generous with his time, knowledge, and resources, always putting others ahead of himself.
Having valiantly and stubbornly beat cancer for 24 years, Dr. Baer ended the battle on his own terms. He decided it was time to go home, rest and reunite with his parents and brother in Heaven. He took his final breath within a week of that decision.
Dr. Baer taught us all that humility, selflessness and small acts of kindness can grow into a larger-than-life legacy of love.
Siblings: Duwain Baer, Diane Baer
Children: Trey Baer, Kristi Baer Stanford, Bret Baer
grandchildren: Jordan, Bailee, Sydney, Sills, Jewel, Ayla, Jackson, Addison, Claire
A.L. attended Dumas High School where he ran the 880 in track and set a state record in the mile relay. He achieved Eagle Scout status and spent summers leading backpacking trips out of Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, NM. Following graduation in 1956, he attended Texas Tech University where he also ran track, was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and the Saddle Tramps. He graduated in the honors program in 1960. 194, he completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Texas in Houston with the outstanding undergraduate award in periodontics.
Following graduation from dental school, A.L. joined the United States Army Dental Corps. He served two years as a captain with the 101st Airborne Division from 1964-1966, one year as a periodontist and one year in a rotating internship of operative dentistry in Ft. Campbell, KY.
In 1966, Dr. Baer returned to his hometown of Dumas, Texas to start a family and open his dental practice. His goal was to treat his patients the way he wanted to be treated and he carried out this philosophy by informing his patients of their treatment options and only treating patients for work that was necessary to their dental health, always putting his philosophy ahead of profit.
Serving the community where he lived his entire life was also important to Dr. Baer. He was a co-founder of the Dumas Satellite School under MHMR, a 50-plus-year member of the Dumas Noon Lions, a member of the Masonic Lodge, past president of the Golden Spread Scottish Rite Association, and was also a leader or member in a multitude of additional organizations including the Dumas Meals on Wheels, the Dumas flag design committee, the recycling program and the Arts Council. He volunteered his services on numerous mission trips to Los Alamos, Mexico with the First Baptist Church. Dr. Baer was also very active for almost two decades in local Relay for Life events benefitting the American Cancer Society.
Dr. Baer first served as Secretary/Treasurer and later as President-Elect Chief of Medical Staff for the Dumas Memorial Hospital. He served the Moore County medical community for 46 years before he retired his dental practice. He received the 50-Year Award from the Texas Dental Association in 2014.
Though he would never call himself an artist, Dr. Baer enjoyed creating artistic crafts for his family and home in a variety of mediums including wood, leather, paint, fabrics and photography.
Accolades aside, Dr. Baer will be most remembered for his warm, loving and cheerful demeanor. Whether meeting someone new or encountering a lifelong friend, Dr. Baer never missed the opportunity to bestow kindness, a smile, a hug, listen or entertain with storytelling. Strangers became fast friends. He was beyond generous with his time, knowledge, and resources, always putting others ahead of himself.
Having valiantly and stubbornly beat cancer for 24 years, Dr. Baer ended the battle on his own terms. He decided it was time to go home, rest and reunite with his parents and brother in Heaven. He took his final breath within a week of that decision.
Dr. Baer taught us all that humility, selflessness and small acts of kindness can grow into a larger-than-life legacy of love.
Parents: Arthur Leroy & Dortha Christine Bagwell Baer
Siblings: Duwain Baer, Diane Baer
Children: Trey Baer, Kristi Baer Stanford, Bret Baer
grandchildren: Jordan, Bailee, Sydney, Sills, Jewel, Ayla, Jackson, Addison, Claire
A.L. attended Dumas High School where he ran the 880 in track and set a state record in the mile relay. He achieved Eagle Scout status and spent summers leading backpacking trips out of Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, NM. Following graduation in 1956, he attended Texas Tech University where he also ran track, was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and the Saddle Tramps. He graduated in the honors program in 1960. 194, he completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Texas in Houston with the outstanding undergraduate award in periodontics.
Following graduation from dental school, A.L. joined the United States Army Dental Corps. He served two years as a captain with the 101st Airborne Division from 1964-1966, one year as a periodontist and one year in a rotating internship of operative dentistry in Ft. Campbell, KY.
In 1966, Dr. Baer returned to his hometown of Dumas, Texas to start a family and open his dental practice. His goal was to treat his patients the way he wanted to be treated and he carried out this philosophy by informing his patients of their treatment options and only treating patients for work that was necessary to their dental health, always putting his philosophy ahead of profit.
Serving the community where he lived his entire life was also important to Dr. Baer. He was a co-founder of the Dumas Satellite School under MHMR, a 50-plus-year member of the Dumas Noon Lions, a member of the Masonic Lodge, past president of the Golden Spread Scottish Rite Association, and was also a leader or member in a multitude of additional organizations including the Dumas Meals on Wheels, the Dumas flag design committee, the recycling program and the Arts Council. He volunteered his services on numerous mission trips to Los Alamos, Mexico with the First Baptist Church. Dr. Baer was also very active for almost two decades in local Relay for Life events benefitting the American Cancer Society.
Dr. Baer first served as Secretary/Treasurer and later as President-Elect Chief of Medical Staff for the Dumas Memorial Hospital. He served the Moore County medical community for 46 years before he retired his dental practice. He received the 50-Year Award from the Texas Dental Association in 2014.
Though he would never call himself an artist, Dr. Baer enjoyed creating artistic crafts for his family and home in a variety of mediums including wood, leather, paint, fabrics and photography.
Accolades aside, Dr. Baer will be most remembered for his warm, loving and cheerful demeanor. Whether meeting someone new or encountering a lifelong friend, Dr. Baer never missed the opportunity to bestow kindness, a smile, a hug, listen or entertain with storytelling. Strangers became fast friends. He was beyond generous with his time, knowledge, and resources, always putting others ahead of himself.
Having valiantly and stubbornly beat cancer for 24 years, Dr. Baer ended the battle on his own terms. He decided it was time to go home, rest and reunite with his parents and brother in Heaven. He took his final breath within a week of that decision.
Dr. Baer taught us all that humility, selflessness and small acts of kindness can grow into a larger-than-life legacy of love.
Siblings: Duwain Baer, Diane Baer
Children: Trey Baer, Kristi Baer Stanford, Bret Baer
grandchildren: Jordan, Bailee, Sydney, Sills, Jewel, Ayla, Jackson, Addison, Claire
A.L. attended Dumas High School where he ran the 880 in track and set a state record in the mile relay. He achieved Eagle Scout status and spent summers leading backpacking trips out of Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, NM. Following graduation in 1956, he attended Texas Tech University where he also ran track, was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and the Saddle Tramps. He graduated in the honors program in 1960. 194, he completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Texas in Houston with the outstanding undergraduate award in periodontics.
Following graduation from dental school, A.L. joined the United States Army Dental Corps. He served two years as a captain with the 101st Airborne Division from 1964-1966, one year as a periodontist and one year in a rotating internship of operative dentistry in Ft. Campbell, KY.
In 1966, Dr. Baer returned to his hometown of Dumas, Texas to start a family and open his dental practice. His goal was to treat his patients the way he wanted to be treated and he carried out this philosophy by informing his patients of their treatment options and only treating patients for work that was necessary to their dental health, always putting his philosophy ahead of profit.
Serving the community where he lived his entire life was also important to Dr. Baer. He was a co-founder of the Dumas Satellite School under MHMR, a 50-plus-year member of the Dumas Noon Lions, a member of the Masonic Lodge, past president of the Golden Spread Scottish Rite Association, and was also a leader or member in a multitude of additional organizations including the Dumas Meals on Wheels, the Dumas flag design committee, the recycling program and the Arts Council. He volunteered his services on numerous mission trips to Los Alamos, Mexico with the First Baptist Church. Dr. Baer was also very active for almost two decades in local Relay for Life events benefitting the American Cancer Society.
Dr. Baer first served as Secretary/Treasurer and later as President-Elect Chief of Medical Staff for the Dumas Memorial Hospital. He served the Moore County medical community for 46 years before he retired his dental practice. He received the 50-Year Award from the Texas Dental Association in 2014.
Though he would never call himself an artist, Dr. Baer enjoyed creating artistic crafts for his family and home in a variety of mediums including wood, leather, paint, fabrics and photography.
Accolades aside, Dr. Baer will be most remembered for his warm, loving and cheerful demeanor. Whether meeting someone new or encountering a lifelong friend, Dr. Baer never missed the opportunity to bestow kindness, a smile, a hug, listen or entertain with storytelling. Strangers became fast friends. He was beyond generous with his time, knowledge, and resources, always putting others ahead of himself.
Having valiantly and stubbornly beat cancer for 24 years, Dr. Baer ended the battle on his own terms. He decided it was time to go home, rest and reunite with his parents and brother in Heaven. He took his final breath within a week of that decision.
Dr. Baer taught us all that humility, selflessness and small acts of kindness can grow into a larger-than-life legacy of love.
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