Baird, Rey L., 1931-1999
Biography
Rey L Baird (1931-1999) was a veteran and BYU professor.
Rey L. Baird was born January 30, 1931 to J. Reese and Ruby Huish Baird in Salt Lake City, Utah. He served a mission in the Samoan Islands later wrote a Samoan Language Manual for the US Peace Corps. He served as a US Army artilleryman in Germany. On June 7, 1957 Rey married Joanne Pay and the two had twelve children. Rey received a PhD from Indiana University and was a professor at BYU for many years. He was also the Chairman of the Linguistics Department.
Rey was heavily involved in Church callings throughout his life. He was a dedicated outdoorsman and worked to provide outdoor activities and education to his family, community, and boy scouts throughout his life. He died of cancer on June 4, 1999 in Holladay, Utah.
Citation:
Rey L. Baird obituary, Deseret News, via WWW, November 9, 2020 (Rey L. Baird; b. Jan. 30, 1931 to J. Reese and Ruby Huish Baird in SLC, UT; served mission in Samoa and wrote Samoan Peace Corps manual; served as artilleryman in Germany; m. Joanna Pay June 7, 1957 and had twelve children; PhD from Indiana University; taught and was linguistics chairman at BYU; active in Church callings; outdoorsman who worked with community and scouts; d. June 4, 1999 of cancer in Holladay, UT)Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Arabic at Brigham Young University : an oral history
Interviews by Jeffrey Foster with Kathleen Andrus, Hugh Nibley, Rey L. Baird, Daniel C. Peterson, Arnold Green, and Dilworth B. Parkinson on the history of the study of Arabic at Brigham Young University. Also includes a 22 page written report by Jeffrey Foster on the history of the study of Arabic at BYU.