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Mar 25, 1955 - Sep 4, 2002
Jeffery Everett Barker, 47, of Vermont died at his home on Sept. 4, 2002. He was born March 25, 1955, in Pasadena, CA and was a resident of Claremont for many years.
Jeff was a former professional baseball player in the Milwaukee Brewers minor league system for five years before retiring due to injury, and then obtained long-term employment as construction supervisor with Lewis Homes before retiring due to stated health complications.
He was a 1973 graduate of Claremont High School survived by his wife, Laurie Barker of Boston, Mass.; two daughters, Lindsey and Stephanie; son, Jeff Jr.; his mother, Pat Barker of Claremont; and brother Ken Barker of Claremont.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13 at the Women's Club of Claremont, 343 W. 12th St.
- Published in Inland Valley Daily Bulletin on September 13, 2002
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Steven Thygersen (1973)
My favortie memory of Jeff was in 1966, when on Christmas day we all showed up at Mountain View Elementary to play some baseball. We had all received "super balls" for Christmas and wanted to know how far they would go if you hit them with a baseball bat. Jeff was the best baseball player among us so he got the honors... He got all of it - it went over Mountain View, over Foothill Blvd and took out the front window of the Alpha Beta supermarket. We beat a hasty retreat.