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John F. Bailey
Posted 12/18/07
John F. Bailey, 52 ASTON, Pa. - John F. Bailey, of Aston, died unexpectedly Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at his residence. He was 52. Born in Linwood on Sept. 24, 1955, he was the son of the late John T. …
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John F. Bailey
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John F. Bailey, 52
ASTON, Pa. - John F. Bailey, of Aston, died unexpectedly Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at his residence. He was 52.
Born in Linwood on Sept. 24, 1955, he was the son of the late John T. Bailey and Alice M. (Forrest) Shelley.
John grew up in Claymont, Del., and Wilmington, Del., graduating from Mount Pleasant High School in 1973.
Although his formal education ended after high school, his boundless curiosity continued to enrich his life and the lives of those around him.
His experiential education brought him a wealth of longstanding friendships and a wonderful gift for storytelling that delighted his family and friends.
John was self-employed until he became disabled after a car accident in 1996.
Despite his disability, he never lost his zest for life, his humor and his devotion to those he was close to.
John remained a loyal brother, uncle and friend, and derived his greatest pleasures from simple things - spending time with his family at their beach home in southern Delaware, fishing, working on his classic Corvette and getting together with his large circle of friends.
His was a life too short, but was one that was well lived.
John is survived by two sisters and their husbands, Gretchen and Alan Rachko of Middletown, Del., and Karen Bailey and Ken Tokarz of North Andover, Mass.; three nieces, Allison Rachko and Olivia Rachko, both of Middletown, and Kira Tokarz of North Andover; and his stepfather, S. Arthur Shelley of Rehoboth Beach, Del.
He also leaves behind his tight-knit band of brothers, many of them friends for more than 30 years, including Harry Stefchak, a Pennsylvania attorney; Don Werkheiser, a Vietnam war veteran; and Joe Delikat, currently stationed in Iraq with the U.S. Army.
A celebration of John's life will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in Daniels & Hutchison Funeral Home, 212 N. Broad St., Middletown, where family and friends may call one hour prior.
Interment will be private.
Instead of flowers, the family requests that donations in John's memory be made to the Crozer-Chester Foundation, One Medical Center Blvd., Upland, PA 19013.
