RIP Dave Bailey

[autograf]

RIP Dave.......prayers to his family and friends....

[Northviewcats]

Sorry to hear of his passing. I will say a prayer for his family and friends.

[crispycards]

Many great memories of Dave from through the years. He always came up with one-liners that were incredibly funny and I'm really sorry to see this about his passing. RIP Dave Bailey.

[icollectDCsports]

Sorry to hear it, and condolences to his family and those of you who knew him.

[Joe_G.]

Sorry to hear of Dave Bailey's passing, we will be praying for family and friends, thanks for making us aware Bryan. RIP.

[clydepepper]

My deepest sympathies on the loss of someone who appears to have been friends with lots of you.

May he rest in peace.

I'm sorry I never got to meet Mr. Bailey...I'm sure I would have enjoyed it.


I do sincerely hope that most of you good guys survive long enough for me to get to a future National and meet you.

[Kevin Savage]

Dave Bailey was one of the more interesting personalities I have ever known in this business. He was very funny and had a golden tongue. He could talk his way into about anything and everything. He probably should have been a standup comic- but who knows why we all end up doing what we do for a living...

I met him in the 1990's at a Tri Star Show in San Francisco. He approached my booth- introduced himself- said he wanted to get to know me- and within an hour, we were buying a deal together. ( I recall calling my wife from that show- and telling her that I wasn't really sure what happened there...) He was like "raw material that needed some refining"- who initially really didn't know the stuff-and had very little formal education (He would often say "I ain't much for book learnin"...). Dave DID have a ton of street smarts- a keen memory- and could read people and situations- and ultimately could get business done. I have only ever taught 4 people how to write a check( I have 3 kids)- and Dave was the other one(that was after we got him a checkbook...). In the early days- He needed mentoring- and there were a few of us that kind of took him under our wing- and traded industry knowledge for lots of laughs- and some profits.

We did a lot of business in the 1990's until about 2010. He only lived about an hour from my home base - and he always said I was good at figuring the deals- and he was very good at negotiating. He would throw odd things in on deals to get them done (like pizzas, tickets to games, and even jewelry....).
Some of the stories are legendary.....

Unfortunately his poor health got the best of him over the last 10 years or so- and made it difficult to conduct business. Ultimately- this led to his untimely death yesterday.

Dave was a true friend, absolutely hilarious, and underneath all of his brash comedic personality - a guy who had a good heart - and a gentle soul. I will always remember him as a talented guy who achieved a great deal- and made this world a funnier place for anyone he met.

Rest in Peace Big Guy,

Kevin Savage