Fred (Butch) Bailey
March 31, 1944 - July 19, 2023
Fred retired after a 37-year career with Goodyear. He started in Nebraska and his work took him to Canada, Ohio, Wisconsin and Mexico. He was fortunate to travel the world during those years, and he continued to do so for the next 2 decades post-retirement. Fred’s love of nature provided him with so much fun and plenty of challenges. At the age of 67, he decided to take up glacier mountain climbing. He found a guide and recruited his brother Robert, daughter Javan and nephew Mark to summit Mt. Baker. The next year they attempted Mt Rainier, but Mother Nature did not allow a summit, so they went back the following year to summit Mt Rainier. For his 70th birthday, Fred and his wife Michele joined him for his final climb of Mt Baker.
Fred was also an avid volunteer after retirement. He coached basketball for his daughter in middle school. He tutored math for Chimacum middle schoolers. He also volunteered year- round for WDFW counting salmon (and much more) on Snow, Salmon and Jimmycomelately Creeks for 16 years. Fred gave a huge portion of his time and energy to this endeavor and shared his knack for problem solving freely and always with humor.
Humor was such a part of his personality and he loved
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