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Roy Edward Baker was born in Langley, BC on June 7, 1931. He married Shirley Ann Marjorie Burdett on May 12, 1956. They had two children, Linda Anne Marie Baker and David William Edgar Baker.

Shirley Ann Marjorie Burdett was born in Vancouver on March 10, 1936. Shirley was a granddaughter of the pioneering Burdett family who settled in West Langley on McClughan Road (88th Ave.) near the Surrey border in about 1920. She married Roy Baker on May 12, 1956. Roy came from a pioneer family in the Willoughby area, and the pioneering Treliving family of West Langley. Roy and Shirley had two children, Linda and David.
In 2006-07 Shirley received recognition from the Fraser Health Region in the category of Service Delivery for more than 30 years as the coordinator of baby clinics in Langley. She volunteered or was a member of many other organizations including the Willoughby Women's Institute, Willoughby Hall Society, Arthritis Society, Langley Seniors Society, TOPS, Langley Heritage Society, Langley Centennial Museum's History Group, the 1952 Langley High School grad Class Reunion group, and early morning swim groups. Shirley passed away June 11, 2009.

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The original West Langley Community Hall was located near the intersection of 208th Street and 96th Avenue. It was built to provide local residents with a gathering place for social and sports activities. It was opened in 1934, extended in 1942 to add a kitchen, and again in 1972 to add a basement. Indoor plumbing was added in 1962. It burnt down on March 26, 1976. A new West Langley Community Hall was rebuilt about 150 yards east of the original site, beside West Langley Park, and was officially opened on November 5, 1977. The West Langley Community Hall Association was incorporated as a Society in 1947 and dissolved in 1997.