I'm new to the boards but I have a little insight as far as Baker's last days. Ray Osrin was Baker's favorite inker and a friend. Ray was younger and they first met when Ray showed up at the Iger shop looking for work. Matt saw his talent and nutured, him getting him work doing production art and finally inking. He also helped socialize Ray who was awkward around women and such. In an interview Ray said Matt got increasingly sicker and would pass out on occasion, in public. When St.John's collapsed Ray moved away and did political catooning for a newspaper. He had lost contact with Matt and when he heard of his death was unable to attend his funeral as he couldn't afford the travel, something that always haunted him. Apparently, in his later years, Ray would only rush to the phone when he heard the name "Matt Baker". Ray Osrin died in 2001.
