Michael Gordon Bauer

MICHAEL GORDON BAUER, age 24, of Edgewood, MD, died on January 10, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Martha Christine Wood Munk and her husband, Raymond, of Edgewood, MD and Dennis Michael Bauer of Jarrettsville, MD. He worked at the Harford County library on Singer Road and was a math tutor at Harford Community College. A genius in math, he took as many math classes as he could and was accepted by MENSA in Massachusetts where they wanted him to join their organization. He was a member of the High IQ Society with a 160 in math. A black belt in martial arts, he loved astronomy and enjoyed visiting the Aquarium at the Inner Harbor. He enjoyed crabs and shrimp and was a left handed guitar player. Christmas was his favorite holiday and he loved going to the National Christmas Museum in Lancaster.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Bauer is survived by a stepfather, Raymond Munk of Edgewood, MD; grandparents, Raymond C. Wood Sr. and Sandra Kay Wood of Fallston, MD, Betty Jane Bauer of Jarrettsville, MD; step-grandparents, Katherine and Robert Wyngarden of Rosedale, MD; aunts, Kathryn Alicia Wood and her husband, Geoff Bright, of Joppa, MD, Charlotte Anne Ryan and her husband, Thomas, of Bel Air, MD, Bonnie Jean Wood and her husband, Stoney Gullion of Bel Air, MD; uncle, Raymond C. Wood Jr. and his wife, Jo, of Fallston, MD; four cousins and many other relatives and friends.

He was predeceased by his grandmother, Edna Evelyn Wood and his grandfather, Charles F. Bauer.