GUILDERLAND — “Dr. Robert Baldauf, transitioned home to a magnificent party and celebration of his life on Thursday, April 28, 2016,” his family wrote in a tribute. “He will be remembered by his friends, family, many colleagues, and patients, and all who knew him as a person of generosity, integrity, wisdom, and an open heart.”

He graduated from Guilderland High School in 1973 and Siena College in 1977 earning his bachelor’s degree in biology. He was the director of electron microscopy at Geisinger Medical Center.  He graduated second in his class in 1984 from the Pennsylvania College of Foot and Ankle Surgery. Dr. Baldauf led a small remodeling company during his college years. “He baffled many at how he balanced schoolwork, electron microscopy, and still graduated at the top of his class,” his family wrote in a tribute.

Dr. Baldauf was an active and well respected chair for the Podiatric Medical Association and was Northeastern president during the 1990s.  In 1987, Dr.Baldauf, started his own podiatric practice, which flourished over the years. “Dr. Baldauf was well respected by many his colleagues and patients for his excellent skills in the office and in surgery as well as for his listening ear and wisdom,” his family wrote.

His hobbies were many. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, scuba diving, marksmanship, archery, and performance sports car driving. He loved to share his interests and talents with others. Deep-sea fishing was a favorite. He enjoyed spear fishing off the coast of Massachusetts.

He was a member of the Glenville Fish and Game Club, New York State Podiatric Medical Association, Hudson/Champlain Porsche Club of America, Rotary Club of Schenectady, and the Albany Country Club.

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He is survived by his soulmate and fiancée, Dr. Lori Hillman; his children, Chris, Brynna, and Geneva Baldauf; his siblings, Timm and his wife, Lynne Baldauf, Bonnie Snyder and her husband, Robert Evans, and Richard Baldauf; and many nieces and nephews.

His parents, Bill and Pat Baldauf, died before him, as did Gram Morgan.

A service to celebrate his life will be held at 11 a.m. on May 28 at St. John’s Lutheran Church at 140 Maple Ave. in Altamont, with a reception to follow at 1 p.m. at the Albany Country Club on Wormer Road in Guilderland. Arrangements are by the Fredendall Funeral Home in Altamont; mourners may leave condolences online at www.fredendallfuneralhome.com.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Inn at St. Peter’s, 315 South Manning Blvd., Albany, NY 12208 or to Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY 10460 or to The Ellis Foundation, 1101 Nott St., Schenectady, NY 12308.