John H. Bailey Jr., 48

John H. Bailey Jr., age 48, passed away May 12th, 2015 after a long battle with lung, liver, and heart disease. He was born in Washington D.C. on January 30th, 1967 and lived most of his life in Northern Virginia. He is survived by his parents, John H. Bailey and Jacqueline Bailey, his sister, Sylvia Mcpadden, brothers, Jason and Brian Bailey, and his three children, Crystal Long, J.T. and Jeremy Bailey along with many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Before his disability, John was a cable splicer in D.C. for Bell Atlantic (now Verizon) for about 15 years. He enjoyed fishing, rock music, NASCAR, animals, and sports, most of all football, coaching his son J.T.’s little league team throughout his participation in the game. He always tried to be there for his children even in the later stages of his disease, including attending his son Jeremy’s senior year football games in cold weather and walking his daughter down the aisle at her wedding just last year.

Family will receive friends on Saturday May 16th at the Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd, Leesburg, VA 20176 at 11am for an open viewing with a memorial service immediately following at 12pm officiated by Pastor John Zoller. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the family’s gofundme page at www.gofundme.com/johnbaileyjr . Please send condolences to www.colonialfuneralhome.com .