Bill Bailey

After I finished writing my memories of Bill I realized I never signed my name:

Phebe Beiser

I knew Bill through Sally. He was such a gentle soul. Bill had a great wit. We were Facebook friends. Every now & then he would share a quirky cartoon about life. I felt in some ways as if he were a brother. I’ll miss you, Bill!

Grandpa Bill always made me and my sisters laugh. No matter when, even if we were so very sad, he always made up some random joke to make us crack up. I miss not being cracked up by his jokes. Thanks for being the best, most amazing grandpa.
Love,Ella <3

I did not know Bill personally, we were FB friends only thru our shared commitment to online animal advocacy.
Learning of his service to our country, and his exceptional character and personality traits is very moving.
He certainly was a friend to animals!
I am making a donation in his memory to SAENS, Saving Animals From Exploitation Now, whose work I know he supported.
My sincere condolences to friends and family. May you find comfort and peace in your memories.

Dear friends and family of Bill;
Janey and I were fortunate to know Bill for many years. We shared a lot of common interests, likes, and dislikes. We were incredibly respectful of Bill’s background and his dedication to the mission. We were especially intrigued by our complimentary senses of humor and our appreciation of Bill’s perspectives, both serious and humorous. We enjoyed our years of association at EPA He dedicated his whole life to the service of our country and we were very respectful and appreciative of that fact. He was very gentle and kind and he will be missed. Rest in peace friend. You fought a great fight and we are proud to be called your friends. Love you Buddy!

My condolences to Bill’s family. I met Bill when I worked briefly at EPA-Cinci in the late 80s, then later connected on FB. Although I only knew him a short while, I had the utmost respect for him, and admired his views that he would post on environmentalism and animal welfare, and basic human decency. I’m so sorry he left his family and this world too soon.
Debora Dawley Haidar

I wanted to share with Bill’s family how much he loved you, especially Sally, Adam, Patrick, and Anna, and his three grand girls. I worked very closely with Bill in the Director’s office at EPA for 20+ years, including the time when his children were teenagers. He often spoke of his children like the proud Dad he was. He would show me pix from time to time and share how you were doing as you were growing up.

He was a very special guy who so enjoyed making people laugh. Many times when in staff meetings, I would have to stifle a laugh at his quick one-liners. I still have a collection of Far Side cartoons he shared with me, including his own funny subtitles for each.

After he retired and then several years later when I did, we kept in touch through Facebook, where he shared pix of the beautiful grand girls and reminded each other of funny times over the years.

I am so glad God put him in my life, and I pray he is resting in peace, and that each of you will be comforted by wonderful memories of time spent together.

Sincerely,

Tish Newland

To the Bailey family and all who knew and loved him, the volunteers and staff at Ohio Alleycat Resource extend our deepest condolences for your loss.

Mary and the kitties