Kyle Robert Baumer

Kyle Robert Baumer passed away unexpectedly at his home in Cordelia, California on Sunday, March 5 th .Born in Benicia, California to Cliff and Sally Baumer, Kyle graduated from Benicia High School with the Class of ‘98and held a BFA in Ceramics from Kansas City Art Institute. He graduated Cum Laude with a BS in Marine Engineering Technology from California State University MaritimeAcademy, where he was a member of the Tau Alpha Pi honor society. Kyle spent many years as a bartender, slinging tasty beverages for Bay Area locals, and loved traveling the world at sea while training as a marine engineer. He had the honor of being inducted into the Shellback Society aboard the USS Frank Cable (AS 40). At the time of his passing, he was working as a facilities engineer at UCSF Medical Center. Kyle was a goofy man with a traveler’s soul and was a consummate artist. In his youth, he played the drums in various garage bands and was a member of both the BHS Jazz Band and Drumline. He loved to torture his brother rocking endless cymbal crashes and bass drum rolls while practicing in their parents’ dining room, and regularly threatened to buy his nephew strap set to pass on the tradition of supreme annoyance. As an adult, he found a passion for sculpting and painting, creating everything from beautiful ceramic plates and colorful landscapes to the most ghoulish sculptures you ever saw. He also enjoyed woodworking, teaching himself to build furniture, and took on renovation projects to build a home for his girls. Despite all his artistic outlets, Kyle’s greatest creation was the family and home he made. He was a beloved father and devoted husband. His corny dad jokes never failed to bring sighs and smiles to his girls’ faces. He enjoyed chasing the family around the house with a fish, making him sing like Big Mouth Billy Bass. And although he was absolutely tortured – like so many young fathers – by the ceaseless chorus of Baby Shark, nothing was quite so soothing to Kyle as sitting with his little girl, wearing one of his comfy flannels or breezy Hawaiian shirts while binge-watching Bluey. Kyle is survived by his wife Melissa “Mel” Leone-Baumer, daughter Sigrid Baumer, and stepdaughter Piper Dixon. He is also survived by his mother Sally Baumer and partner John, father Cliff Baumer and stepmother Denni, brother Brett Baumer and wife Valerie, stepsister Karly McClean and husband Tom, several nieces and nephews, and many wonderful friends and extended family members. If you would like to donate to Kyle’s funeral fund and savings for his daughter, you can do so via Mel’s Venmo account: @Melissa-Mel-4.

Kyle Robert Baumer

December 14, 1979 - March 5, 2023