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Christopher S. Bailey |
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Christopher
S. Bailey, 50, of Landisville, loving husband, father, son and
brother entered Heaven at Lancaster General Hospital on Sunday,
January 16, 2011. Chris and his wife Gaye celebrated their 27
wedding anniversary on November 26th.
Born in Philadelphia, Chris was the son of Patricia M. Mackley,
(O'Brien), Lancaster, and Donald Bailey, Columbia. Chris graduated
from Manheim Twp. High School in 1978 and attended Millersville
University for one year. He attained the rank of Corporal while
serving in the United States Marine Corps. Chris was a salesman
for Autohaus Lancaster for close to 25 years.
Chris was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. He was active
in the Red Rose APBA League for over 20 years and was currently
president. He served 10 years as president of the Hempfield H.S.
Ice Hockey Association and was a former board member of CPIHL
hockey league. He was an avid Philadelphia sports fan. Chris and
Gaye shared a love of the ocean and especially traveling to
Florida and Wildwood, NJ.
A
devoted and loving family man, Chris is survived by his parents,
wife, three children, Christopher A. and Andrew S. Bailey,
Lancaster, and Katie A. Bailey, Landisville; three siblings,
Gregory, husband of Tracy Bailey, Mount Joy, Gary, husband of
Sharon Mackley, Marietta, and Judy, wife of Mike Dobson, Bena, VA;
and many beloved nieces and nephews.
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Funeral Mass will take place Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 11 AM
at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 301 St. Thomas Road, Lancaster,
with The Rev. Jonathan E. Currier officiating. Viewings will be
held Friday, January 21, 2011 from 6 to 9 PM at the Charles F.
Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA and
again on Saturday at the church from 10 to11 AM. Interment will be
in the Reformed Mennonite Cemetery, Landisville, with military
honors accorded by the Red Rose Veterans Honor Guard.
A
lunch celebrating Chris's life will be held at St. Thomas Church
following the burial. Chris's family and friends are all welcome
to attend.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to an education fund for
Chris's children. Contributions can be mailed to: M&T Bank, Eden
Park, 1701 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, Pa 17601. Please make checks
payable to "Gaye A. Bailey". To send the family online
condolences, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. Charles F. Snyder
Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory
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Gaye,
Please accept my deepest sympathy on the passing of Chris. I was
saddened when I read that he died. I wish you peace and comfort
at this time. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. I
am so sorry for your loss. May the Lord grant you peace and
comfort.
Deb Sagerer
My thoughts and prayers are with your family.
I had the pleasure of purchasing several cars from your father
over the last 14 years. He was a good man, and will be sorely
missed. As a customer, it was easy tell that Chris loved his
job. He had the ability to build great rapport and relationships
with his customers. Chris was more than willing to talk about
his family, it was easy to see the love and respect he had for
each of them.
My deepest sympathies,
John Martin
The Friends,customers and families of Autohaus
Lancaster send out their heartfelt condolences to the Bailey
families! Chris was a part of our lives for many years and we
will miss him dearly. We hold him in our prayers!
Our condolences to the Bailey Family from the
Mackley family. We shared our families and clearly became one
family over the years. From the very beginning Chris always
welcomed us with open arms and will be greatly missed. We should
all be proud of your father and husband's accomplishments. He
clearly sacrificed his time and energy toward raising three
wonderful children and being a devoted husband. He seemed to put
everyone else first, yet never complained. He energized the room
with his quick wit or a good joke. Our thoughts and prayers are
with you all.
God Bless,
Gary, Sharon and the girls.
To The Family,
I worked with Chris for seven years, What a wonderful person,All
he talked about was his wonderful family. We had great
conversations about life and our kids. I remember Chris as being
a great salesman who truly respected his customers, and his
customers loved him.Im sad that I havent talked to Chris in a
while. I will always remember his smile and positive out Look on
life, He truly made a difference in his life, as a professional
and as a family man. Im sure you all are very proud of his
accomplishments. May he rest in peace.
My Condolence
Stewart Liebowitz
A great big hug to you and the kids, Gaye.
You are in my thoughts.
Love,
Aunt Nancy
Dear Gaye and family,
We met when your son Chris and my son Jonathan Meredith were in
elementary school together and on the same baseball team. I
always enjoyed our chats at the games and the few times that our
paths have crossed since then. I am so sad with you upon the
death of your husband, and my heart is grieving with you. May
the Lord give you strength and comfort in the days ahead, and
share my condolences with Chris. Because I could not find your
address, I had to send my sympathies in this way.
With love,
Nancy Bradley
We wish you our deepest sympathy. Chris
always had a smile and something nice to say. He often shared
stories of his children and his love of sports. May your
memories of Chris bring you peace and joy.
Mike, Judy and Lauren Dobson
Dear Gaye and family,
I cannot describe how thankful I am for the 30 years of
friendship I had with Chris. He was truly unique, and I will
never forget him, or the wonderful times I had with your whole
family over the years. We were all lucky to have him in our
lives, but I can tell you from all my conversations with him,
that he knew how lucky he was as well, to have the family that
he had. God Bless you and stay strong.
George and Vicky
My sincere sympathy to you and your family at
the passing of Chris. Over the last 20 years, Chris has been my
salesman at Autohaus. He was not just a salesman, he was
caring, trustworthy and friendly. I will miss him, He always
made a point to check with me when I had the cars serviced. You
and your family are in my prayers.
Mary Thieringer
Dear Gayle and Chris's children,
I am very sorry for your loss. Chris sold me my first new car. I
was very suspicious of car salesman but he was very nice. I
recently lost mother, so my goes out to you in this difficult
time.
Love,
Beatriz.
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