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Former city council member Jack Wainwright said that Baden was known for his kindness to others and his excellent treatment of municipal employees: "I don't know of any employee that didn't like the mayor, because he was a good man."<ref name=adtt/> Retired school principal [[Robert Cespiva]], a Democratic former council member for sixteen years, said that Baden "had a big heart, especially for senior citizens. ... He was color blind when it came to race."<ref name=adtt/>
Former city council member Jack Wainwright said that Baden was known for his kindness to others and his excellent treatment of municipal employees: "I don't know of any employee that didn't like the mayor, because he was a good man."<ref name=adtt/> Retired school principal [[Robert Cespiva]], a Democratic former council member for sixteen years, said that Baden "had a big heart, especially for senior citizens. ... He was color blind when it came to race."<ref name=adtt/>
Mayor Fields said that Baden's "prints are all over this city. He . . . cared about people and did everything he possibly could to help people. There's signs of it all over the city."<ref name=adtt/> Fields said that Pineville will honor Baden in "a great way" at some point in the future.<ref name=adtt/> He is honored with the Fred H. Baden Memorial Gateway between City Hall and [[Louisiana College]].
Mayor Fields said that Baden's "prints are all over this city. He . . . cared about people and did everything he possibly could to help people. There's signs of it all over the city."<ref name=adtt/> Fields said that Pineville will honor Baden in "a great way" at some point in the future.<ref name=adtt/> He is honored with the Fred H. Baden Memorial Gateway between City Hall and Louisiana College.
On January 28, 2012, Baden, along with [[Adras LaBorde]], managing editor of the ''Alexandria Town Talk,'' was posthumously inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield. At the induction ceremony, daughter Leah Baden recalled the poem, "Don't Quit," which Baden made her and her siblings to recite. She continued: "As a child, a lot of people thought I should receive special treatment because I was the child of a politician. My dad always told me everyone should be treated the same, with kindness and respect."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20120129/NEWS01/201290325/La-Political-Hall-inducts-former-Pineville-mayor-5-others|author=Warren Hayes|title=La. Political Hall inducts former Pineville mayor, 5 others|publisher=''Alexandria Town Talk,'' January 29, 2012|accessdate=January 30, 2012}}</ref>
On January 28, 2012, Baden, along with [[Adras LaBorde]], managing editor of the ''Alexandria Town Talk,'' was posthumously inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield. At the induction ceremony, daughter Leah Baden recalled the poem, "Don't Quit," which Baden made her and her siblings to recite. She continued: "As a child, a lot of people thought I should receive special treatment because I was the child of a politician. My dad always told me everyone should be treated the same, with kindness and respect."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20120129/NEWS01/201290325/La-Political-Hall-inducts-former-Pineville-mayor-5-others|author=Warren Hayes|title=La. Political Hall inducts former Pineville mayor, 5 others|publisher=''Alexandria Town Talk,'' January 29, 2012|accessdate=January 30, 2012}}</ref>