He was the son of the late Edward Harvey Baldridge and Marjorie Graham Grindstaff Baldridge of Sylva, N.C. He was preceded in death by his brother, Edward Baldridge of Miami, Fla.; his cousin, Benjamin Cathey of Cullowhee, N.C.; and by his childhood caregivers, Sadie Luck and Lucy Ensley of Sylva, N.C., after the loss of his mother in 1961.

He is survived by his wife, Tomoko Baldridge and their 8-year-old son Tai of Tallahassee; another son, Benjamin Baldridge of Minneapolis, Minn.; two daughters, Emily Kozicki of Minneapolis, Minn., and Amanda Baldridge of Oakdale, Minn.; one sister, Kathryn Griffin of Atlanta, Ga.; two grandchildren and one on the way who will miss him sorely.