Sally Kendal Baldwin

May 23, 1938 - April 5, 2022

Born in Long Beach, Sally grew up in South Pasadena where she went to high school. It was at UCLA where she met and married "her hero," Harry Baldwin, in 1960. Some traveling ensued while Harry was in the military, but Sally loved to travel. With Harry on the San Gabriel City Council for 17 years they also traveled to a lot of meetings.

They lived in San Gabriel for 50 years, or "a long time," as Sally said. They raised their two children in San Gabriel:  a daughter, Kendall, who is married and a successful businesswoman, and their son, Greg, a touring musician and song writer.

In addition to traveling, and raising a family, Sally had a 28-year teaching career in San Gabriel. She started teaching in McKinley School until the 6th grade was moved to Jefferson Middle School, so she moved with them. She said, "I was just in heaven. Nobody liked that age group, but I did for some reason. I understood their frustrations and I think I was like that most of my teenage life. I was heartbroken when I had to retire due to health issues."

When she wasn't traveling around the world with Harry, volunteering filled her days. Asian Youth Center was her "baby". She came to the Asian Youth Center (AYC) when they were on the second floor of a church in Rosemead, and served as President for several years until they finally got a building in San Gabriel, and from there it grew and grew.

Sally joined the San Gabriel Valley Music theater and the Shakespeare League in Pasadena, which does musicals every year, soon became President and was in about five shows. Another activity especially close to her heart was the Church of Our Savior. She served as an usher and a Lay Eucharist Minister.

Cheryl Cabot, April 2022