Bob Baker, whose career began working with his father as a General Contractor before becoming one of the best GM’s in the modular housing industry, has recently passed away after a battle with cancer.
He was one of the spearheads of Champion’s Genesis Homes division in Auburn Hills, Michigan as well as the GM for their Claysburg, PA factory where he successfully integrated modular home production into a HUD factory.
I had the pleasure of working for Bob at Genesis Homes and later at Avis America where he was the GM. He was a hands-on GM who liked getting on the production floor and traveling with his sales staff. Nothing eluded him.
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He also worked as GM at the Crest Factory in Milton, PA and other Clayton factories including Karsten Homes.
I was sent his obit today:
In the meantime, enjoy this video of Bob giving a tour of a model home built at his Avis America plant in PA for PNC Tours.
