Thank you to all for your support and prayers during this time. He was the love of my life. We have 3 amazing children (adults) that have been so awesome helping me. I am also thankful to my extended family and friends. God will get me through this. The hardest part is letting go. Tell someone you love them. It's a simple sentence that carries so much behind it.
Gary L. Bailey, 67 of Punta Gorda, FL passed away July 13, 2019. He was born June 18, 1952 in Logan, WV to Bill and Mary Bailey. He grew up in Sarasota and was of the Lutheran faith.
As a young man, he chose a career in the food industry and in 1980, he began working for a contract food service (Shamrock Foods, Guest Services) as a Cook, and Assistant Food Service Director at Plymouth Harbor in Sarasota.
He relocated in 1983 to St. Petersburg FL and worked as the Food Service Director/Dietary Manager for Palm Shores Retirement Center. After several years working for Palm Shores, he decided to become a Sales Representative for Mutual Wholesale which led him to U.S. Food Service as a Sales Representative. His territory was from Tampa to Port Charlotte (he liked that Port Charlotte was not as busy as St. Petersburg). He and his family moved to Port Charlotte in 1995.
After 12 years with U.S. Food Service, he went into the retail business in Port Charlotte – Bailey’s Beef Country Butcher Shop. He retired in 2014 and sold the business. He enjoyed helping out the new owners, getting them acquainted with his loyal customers.
He enjoyed golfing, baseball and hockey games, playing softball, riding his bike, music, meditation, fishing, playing his harmonicas and throwing Frisbee with his family dog.
He was also a great in line hockey coach and could easily make friends. He was a fan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, The Rays and the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was an awesome family man and husband. No one liked a joker more than he did. He was always told he had a good sense of humor.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years Connie, who will dearly miss the love of her life. A daughter Brittni and her husband, Cale, two sons, Matthew and Jacob; grandchildren, Audrey, Easton, Jillian and another grandchild on the way.
His mother, Mary (Bill) Schultz, two brothers, Neil and his wife Helen, Chuck and his companion Gwen; sisters, Patti (Gary) Timm, and Kim (Jesse) Wilcox; mother- in-law, Marilyn Timm, step-mother, Yvonne Bailey and many nieces and nephews.
He was pre deceased by his father, Bill C. Bailey (military), brother Billy Bailey (military), sister Peggy Jacobs, father-in-law, Jerry Timm and mother in-law Dorothy Timm.
A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00pm, Friday, July 26, 2019 at the Kays-Ponger & Uselton Funeral Home, 635 E Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. The family will have a time of visitation one hour prior to the service, beginning at 2:00pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Tidwell Hospice, 1144 Veronica Street, Port Charlotte, FL 33952.
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