Alan Romans Baldwin, 66, died at his home on July 14, 2013, following a long illness. The youngest son of the late Robert Earl and Carrie Belle Romans Baldwin of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, he was preceded in death by four brothers, William Samuel Baldwin, Noland Yantis (Tack) Baldwin, Robert Donelson Baldwin, and John Calvin Baldwin, and one sister, Nancy Carol Baldwin Jones. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Yvonne Honeycutt Baldwin; son, Matthew Alan Baldwin (Farrah Long); daughter, Amanda Carrie Baldwin (John Clay Howard); grandson, John Baldwin (Jack) Howard; and granddaughter, Mallory Grace Baldwin. Born in Danville, Kentucky, he graduated from Vicenza, Italy, American High School and Eastern Kentucky University. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army in 1968. He was a Commandant's List graduate of the US Command and General Staff College and the Defense Language Institute, and held a Master's Degree in Adult and Higher Education. Army postings included Ft. Sill, OK, three tours in Germany, and a year in Vietnam, where he served as commander of a transportation company. Baldwin was the Commander of a Field Artillery Detachment in Duelmen, Germany, Executive Officer of 552nd US Artillery Group at Soegel, Germany, Chief of the General Staff at the 59th Ordnance Brigade Headquarters in Pirmasens, Germany, and Chief of the ROTC Programs Division at Fort Knox before his appointment as Chair of the Military Science Department at Morehead State in 1985. During his military service, he earned the Meritorious Service Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster); the Joint Service Commendation Medal; the Army Commendation Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster); the National Defense Service Medal; the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; the Vietnam Service Medal (Two Bronze Stars); the Army Service Ribbon; and three Overseas Service Ribbons. The family loved Morehead and Alan left the military in 1989 to make Morehead a permanent home. Al was an energetic, activist member of the MSU staff from 1989 until his retirement in 2009. He worked in admissions trying to bring structure to the lives of provisional students and adjusting to the fact that no one did what he said any longer. After a stint as interim Director of Personnel Services, he coordinated accountability and performance funding, then planning and assessment where he developed interesting ways of getting people to do or not do what he said. Baldwin was perhaps best known as the tireless, omnipresent, not to say omniscient Assistant to the Provost, where he pushed, pulled, and occasionally dragged the university bureaucracy, staff and faculty into compliance (or reasoned non-compliance) with whatever new directive appeared in any given year. He enjoyed all aspects of university service, even Staff Congress, in an election he says he won 'fair and square.' He loved planning and coordinating the annual Holiday Dinner Parties and fund-raising Galas at MSU. He took a leading role in bringing the Governor's Scholars Program to MSU's campus and remained involved in that program until his death. His service ideal extended to the community where he was owner and part-time operator of a 'non-profit' antique business on Main Street. Hoping to stimulate downtown development, encourage tourism, and make it an even better place to live, he served on many committees and boards. He thoroughly enjoyed his many years on the City Council. Al's memorable comments often made the pages of the Morehead News, although he frequently said they were not fit to print. Alan was a perfect husband, a great father, an inspirational public servant, and a totally irascible individual who loved people and life in general. In recent years, his rheumatoid arthritis and its treatment took an increasingly debilitating toll on his strength but not his spirit, and during that time he was blessed with a long-awaited grandchild. Jack quickly became the light of his Papaw's life and smiled happily, tooted a little horn, and rang a little bell in the 'buggy' Al made from an assortment of interesting things. They even got to march in the parade. Then a little over a year ago, Papaw renovated the buggy, painted it up and fixed it up. Even though he was too weak to push his darling little Mallory Grace very far in it, he loved every minute of that short walk. Cancer can kill the body, but not the spirit. Colonel Al loved most minutes of his walk through this life. He left strong footprints. Family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Morehead. A Celebration of Life will follow at 5 p.m. at Morehead State University Button Auditorium with Rev. Molly Smothers officiating. In his honor, do what he told the Governor's Scholars class this summer: 'Make your community a better place - act today!' In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (with designation to Mack Fund), 227 E. Main Street, Morehead, KY 40351 or to Morehead State University (with designation made to the LTC Alan R. Baldwin Veterans Center or the Governor's Scholars Program at MSU), Palmer Development House, Morehead, KY 40351. Arrangements are under the direction of Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals in Morehead. Visitation: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 1 - 4 p.m., First Chrisitan Church (Disciples of Christ) Funeral: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 5 p.m., MSU Button Auditorium