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miles of tract for BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit). The opportunity to teach called to Lloyd. Eventually, he found himself back in Utah teaching physics at Logan University -- then at Boise College where he was head of the engineering and physics department. Lloyd then embarked on a long career as a surveyor. He worked at the Soil Conservation Service in Montpelier, Utah as a surveyor, then as chief surveyor on the nuclear power plants in Plymouth, Massachusetts, as well as Maryland and Connecticut. From there it was back to Etna in Star Valley, Wyoming. Lloyd built various structures and did remodeling work when he first moved back to Etna, then got his license and set up his business surveying “anything that needed to be surveyed” in Star Valley – land, lots and subdivisions. He prefers field work, riding his 4-wheeler to eliminate as much walking as possible. Lloyd says he feels fine. He had arthritis at one time, but it “was interfering with his work,” so he gave up milk (because it’s homogenized and not good for you), replaced margarine (which he feels is plastic) with real butter, and stopped taking his onea-day tablets. He says it wasn’t long before he felt fine. Lloyd takes no drugs for anything and does not get flu shots. Real Salt is his salt of choice and he is a believer in a product called “Perfect
recently had the distinct honor of visiting with a gentleman that turned 102 on May 17, 2013. He owns his own surveying business in Etna, Wyoming and is still hard at work!
Mr. Lloyd Baker was born in Afton, Wyoming in 1911 and was raised on a 142 acre ranch south of Etna. Their house burned in the thirties and they sold the land for $3,000. There is a small log cabin along Highway 89 in Etna that Lloyd’s grandmother built in 1889, said to be the oldest house in Star Valley. It is now a museum. Today, Lloyd lives in Etna, but he moved down that road via California, Utah, Idaho, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Connecticut. Lloyd attended the University of Wyoming, where his first roommate was Cliff Hansen, future governor of Wyoming. After receiving his degree in civil engineering in 1940, he headed to work for the Bureau of Reclamation in Farson, Wyoming, surveying for the dam. When winter came he was transferred to Show Low, Arizona, then on to Fresno. During World War II, Lloyd worked for Bechtel in Sausalito, California (an engineering firm). He later moved to the San Francisco area to design the first 22
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Wyoming Lifestyle Magazine | Fall 2013