Jaquer Baker Booklet

April 17, 1995

December 18, 2020

Forest Lawn Funeral Home 6701 30th Avenue SW | Seattle, WA 98126

Jaquer Patrick Elijah Baker “Tooter” was born April 17, 1995 to mother Deandrea David - Taylor and Reginald Baker. He entered eternal rest on Friday, December 18, 2020.

Jaquer was reared in Seattle, WA. He was a graduate of Rainier Beach High School class of 2013. While attending Rainier Beach School he played various sports: wrestling, basketball, and varsity football. He was awarded a scholarship to attend Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. Jaquer was affectionately known by family and friends as “Tooter”. He accepted Christ at an early age.

Tooter was a loving, kind-hearted young man. So full of life, a man of his word and never hesitated to lend a helping hand. He was an inspiration to many of his friends. He also was a protector of his family.

Tooter enjoyed time with his girlfriend Bri’Jon. They would spend countless hours hanging out, making plans for their future.

Tooter was an inspiring entrepreneur working on visual arts (photography) and graphic designs projects as well as writing plays.

While building his business he worked several jobs in construction and for Comcast.

Tooter leaves to cherish his memory, his loving mother, Deandrea Taylor, dad Thomas Taylor; brothers, Jamar Baker and Josiah Taylor; nephews Elijah Dennis James Baker and Amir Dennis James Baker; grandmother, Ruby David and grandfather Dennis David of Seattle, WA; grandmother Carol Boyd of Joliet, IL; uncle Derrick Nonetta, Papa Matthew Norton and Nana Nell Thornton of Seattle, WA. Girlfriend Bri’Jon Asa-Phillips of Seattle, WA. Special friends, Darnell Berry, Darryl Trotter Jr., KeiWuan Miller, Marquis Davis, and Tariq Ward and a host of other family, friends, and associates. He also leaves many special aunts, uncles, and cousins, all of whom he cherished.

Order of Service Musical Prelude Processional Pastor and Family The Lord’s Prayer Pastor Matthew Thornton Musical Selection Scripture Reading Old Testament Reading New Testament Reading Musical Selection Remarks Limited to 2 minutes each Resolutions & Acknowledgements Reflections of Tooter’s Life Journey Slideshow Presentation Words of Comfort Pastor Matthew Thornton Recessional

“Legacy of Love”

I met you three times in my life so far I witnessed you grow from a Boy to a Man, to a King I knew being in the presence of you meant that I was in the presence of royalty So, in return, I gave you Me, a Queen You are beautifully flawed Nothing was picture perfect, but your frame was still strong You are the anchor to many of our lives and that will never change Your unconditional love will never expire The leader, the man, the love of my life You ascended and it turned me fearless My greatest fear became true The absence of the physical aspect of you awoken a thought “No one is Invincible” But even then, the soul lives on forever Your spirit will hold me forever You gave me enough love for eternity To experience such a powerhouse for a decade I am forever grateful and humbled My sanctuary, my soulmate You are the greatest teacher I’ve ever known I still look to you for many answers You never failed me, even when you thought you failed me I realized you never betrayed me in the way that we as humans naturally feel My greatest lessons came from you The purest love I’ve ever felt came from you Our union is not over I can’t wait to meet you again

Bri’Jon Asa-Phillips

“Farewell” Farewell to thee! but not farewell To all my fondest thoughts of thee: Within my heart they still shall dwell; And they shall cheer and comfort me.

O, beautiful, and full of grace!

If thou hadst never met mine eye, I had not dreamed a living face Could fancied charms so far outvie.

If I may ne’er behold again That form and face so dear to me, Nor hear thy voice, still would I fain Preserve, for aye, their memory.

That voice, the magic of whose tone Can wake an echo in my breast, Creating feelings that, alone, Can make my tranced spirit blest.

That laughing eye, whose sunny beam My memory would not cherish less; — And oh, that smile! whose joyous gleam Nor mortal language can express.

Adieu, but let me cherish, still, The hope with which I cannot part.

Contempt may wound, and coldness chill, But still it lingers in my heart.

And who can tell but Heaven, at last, May answer all my thousand prayers, And bid the future pay the past With joy for anguish, smiles for tears?

Pallbearers Darnell Berry Darryl Trotter Jr. KeiWuan Miller Marquis Davis Tariq Ward Travis Powell

Acknowledgement The family of Tooter Baker would like to acknowledge with sincere appreciation, the comforting messages, floral tributes, and other expressions of kindness during this time of bereavement.

May God continue to bless you and keep you.

Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted to: 6701 30th Avenue SW Seattle, WA 98126