Theodore Daniel Baker, 70 "Ted" or "Theo" lovingly by his wife Kathy. Ted resided in St. Petersburg, Florida
since January 1975 and passed away on Thursday, August 21,2025 @ Morton Plant Hospital. Ted was born in
Marion, Ohio on July 1, 1955, the youngest child of Franklin and Jean Bollinger. Ted graduated from Marion
Harding High School in 1973. Ted married his beloved wife Kathleen Ann Patrick "Kathy" on September 28,
1974. Ted and Kathy have been married for 52 years, have two sons, Patrick (deceased) and Justin. Ted was a
life-long mechanic and business owner of Bollinger's Auto Service, alongside Franklin (deceased). Ted was
most happy outdoors, hunting and tinkering on various projects, most recently really loved dump trucks and on
occasion would do side jobs, using those dump trucks, salvaging for folks here in St. Petersburg. This was the
story he would tell Kathy to gain that small fleet, and he stuck to it! Ted was most happy in a pair of bib
overalls and dawning is long white beard. Ted was a long-time member of the Forty-Niners AA Group,
"SunRays" fondly for the early bird group. Ted had many accomplishments over the years, his AA group was
one and the 20 years of sobriety, a great accomplishment. Ted is survived by his wife Kathy, son Justin Baker
(Laura), two beautiful granddaughters who he loved to the moon and back, Charlotte Raye and Maddy Baker,
older sister Pat Stidham (Phil) of Richwood, Ohio, nieces Stacy Young (Matt) of Marion, Ohio, Bethann
Stidham (Ali Ayesh) of Florida and great nephew's, Caleb, Mason and Abraham, and adopted daughter Sophie
Artinian of Paris, France. Lovingly known as the "Outlaw's" Phil, Matt, Laura, Ali…
A Celebration of Life will be held on September 27, 2025 @ 9757 54 th Ave N. 2:00pm.