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Dr. Robert Baldwin

1932 - 2003

Dr. Robert C. Baldwin, 70, of Watertown, Wis., formerly of Bloomington, died suddenly January 30, 2003, at St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center, Madison, Wis.

A Christian celebration of life was held Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Watertown, Pastor Matthew Dallhousen and Pastor Stanley Christenson officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Schmutzler-Vick Funeral Home and Cremation was in charge of the arrangements.

Memorials were to be made to Watertown Memorial Hospital Scholarship Fund or to Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Endowment Fund.

Dr. Baldwin was born Nov. 8, 1932, in Bloomington, the son of the late C. Clifford and Mabelle Yaeger Baldwin. He married Roberta Farrow on March 26, 1955, in Rockford. His wife of 48 years survives.

Also are three sons, Steven (Leanne) Baldwin, Watertown; David (Sherry) Baldwin, Madison; and Michael (Lynn) Baldwin, Sun Prairie, Wis.; two grandchildren, Leslie of Watertown and Joshua of Sun Prairie; and numerous relatives and special friends

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He was a graduate of DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind., and the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. Following an internship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, the family moved to Watertown, Wis., where he opened his medical practice in September of 1959, located on North Third St. In 1961 he formed a medical partnership with the late Dr. E. Allen Miller, M.D., and the late Dr. Eugene P. Schuh, M.D., located at Doctors Court. After the addition of several physicians in this location, the partnership was dissolved in April of 2000, and Dr. Baldwin returned to a solo practice. He was a dedicated, compassionate and caring physician serving multi-generation families. He will be sadly missed by those whose lives he touched.

Dr. Baldwin was a man of diverse interests. He was a dedicated family man. He studied the Civil War with scholarly passion. Theology was an important aspect of his life, reading and contemplating the word of God on a regular basis. He enjoyed several hobbies, which included spending time cultivating the lawn and garden, collecting vintage lead soldiers, playing the piano and pursuing a variety of historical interests.

Dr. Baldwin was a member of the medical societies on all levels; past president of the Jefferson County Medical Society; staff member of the Watertown Memorial Hospital, where he served as chief of staff for several terms; a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow; member of Zor Shrine; life member of the B.P.O.E. Elks; and served on several committees for the Watertown School District. He was a very loyal Cub fan and enjoyed attending Badger football games.

Dr. Baldwin had been a physician in Watertown since Sept. 10, 1959.

He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Watertown and the Watertown Rotary Club.

"Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime. And, departing leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time. Footprints that perhaps another, sailing on life's stormy main, some forelorn and shipwrecked brother seeing, shall take heart again. Let us then be up and doing, with a heart for any fate. Still achieving, still pursuing, learn to labor and wait." - Alfred Lord Tennyson.