Jonathan Andrew Baert

Jonathan A. Baert, age 66, of Cookeville, TN (formerly of Chicago, IL) passed away Wednesday February 22, 2012 at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Jonathan was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, an avid car collector and a manufacturing engineer, working most recently at the Hutchinson Corporation in Livingston. Mr. Baert is survived by seven children: Michelle (Rudy) Pamintuan of Chicago IL and Susan Cher of Valparaiso IN, daughters of Barbara Pidrak: and Nicole (John) Baert Hunyadi of Colorado Springs CO, Jessica (Jeff) Baert Johnston of Knoxville TN, Andrew Baert of Cookeville, Jason Baert of Spring City TN and Robert Baert of Bristol TN, children of Barbara Berea. Jonathan is also survived by seven grandchildren: Tyler and Zachary (Cher), Reece, Tate, and Blaze (Pamintuan), Adrie (Johnston) and Annika (Hunyadi); one brother, Ed (Shari) Baert of Glenwood IL and one sister, Judith Baert of University Park IL as well as 10 nieces and nephews and 9 great nieces and nephews. Jonathan was the loving son of the late Adrien and Cecelia Baert and brother of the late Elizabeth (Neu). The family has requested memorial contributions be made to the: American Physical Society, American Center for Physics, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3844