Age 61, Lawton - Funeral mass will be 9:30 AM Tuesday at Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Kirk Larkin, pastor officiating. Sgt Baca died Thursday in Chickasha. Burial with full military honors will be in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. Rosary will be at 7:00 PM Monday at the funeral home chapel. He was born January 5, 1948 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Rito and Georgiana (Zimmerly) Baca. He married JoAnn E. Sanchez in Albuquerque. Sgt Baca retired from the U.S. Army after twenty three years of service. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and had also served in Korea. He had been awarded the Army Commendation Medal w/First Oak Leaf Cluster, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Korea, Vietnam Service Medal w/Silver Service Star, Army Good Conduct Medal-7, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon w/Numeral Three, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon-3, Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/Palm, Overseas Service Bars-3, Expert Badge (rifle M16) and the Army Superior Unit Award. Following his retirement he worked at Cameron University as a reverence librarian. Sgt Baca received two master's degrees from the University of Oklahoma. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his wife of the home, three sons and their spouses; Robert and Gloria Baca and Gerald and Vanessa Baca, all of Lawton and Rito and Melissa Baca, Hawaii, a daughter and spouse; Veronica and James West, Lawton, his mother; Georgiana Baca, Albuquerque, two sisters; Millicent Manspeaker and her husband Dan and Patricia Montoya, all of Albuquerque and five grandchildren; Robby Baca, Lawton, Alyssa Baca, Lawton, Bryanna Baca, Hawaii, Krista Baca, Lawton and Max Baca, Lawton. He is preceded in death by his father.