- Date Of Birth: July 18, 1933
- Date Of Death: January 18, 2022
- State: California
John R. Baca Sr., formerly from Alhambra, CA (1976-2016) and then resided with his son and wife in Ramona CA until he passed away on January 18, 2022 at the Kaiser Medical Center in San Diego at the age of 88.
Father of David (Jane) Baca and John R. Baca II. Grandfather of John R. Baca III and Shannon Baca.
John was born in San Rafael, New Mexico, to Merced G. Baca and Cipriana Baca on July 18th, 1933; the fifth eldest of six children. He served in the Korean War and his favorite medal received from the Navy was his “Good Conduct Medal” because he would always say that was one of the hardest to get.
John’s passion on his days off, were the horse races. Anyone who new John new he liked to handicap especially at his favorite track: Santa Anita. He also loved driving down to Del Mar to enjoy the ocean breeze because it brought back fond memories of his Navy travels.
