Feb 23, 2021
AUSTINTOWN Richard J. Baldwin, 89, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, Feb. 19, 2021, at Burton Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Burton.
Richard was born March 24, 1931, in Youngstown, a son of the late George and Teresa Cronin Baldwin. He attended The Rayen School, earned a GED while serving in the U.S. military, and lived most of his life in the Mahoning Valley.
Richard proudly served in the Marine Corps for four years, enlisting March 31, 1948, and was a corporal in the Corps during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged from military service March 30, 1952, and was a recipient of the Purple Heart.
Mr. Baldwin worked for U.S. Steel, Ohio Works, for 30 years as a conductor on its railroad, retiring in 1980.