November 19, 1961 -- September 20, 2004 by Suicide Patrick "Butch" Bailey, Sr. in Chesterfield, Virginia He was not allowed to see his 4-year-old son. Last year he earned $66,000. This year he earned $44,000 working 7 days a week. A judge imputed his income at $88,000. He had never earned $88,000 a year. He fell into arrears.  It was beyond his control. He wanted to see his son. The more he fought, the more he was ordered to pay. He wanted to demonstrate on a hill near Richmond. On Monday, after appearing in court, he resorted to a hose and the car exhaust. He told his brother Scott, who lives in North Carolina,  that if anything happened to him, he wanted his ashes to be spread in the Blue Ridge Mountains, which he loved. His estranged wife, who would not let him see his son, will not release his body to his Scott. She wants an open casket and his young son to see his Dad in Death, the Dad she would not let him see in Life. Another Memorial to Butch Bailey must be organized. The judge must be hung in effigy.


 

Sunday, October 3, 2004
A "family" court deprived Patrick N. "Butch" Bailey Sr of his right to have a parental relationship with his children .  That court ordered him to pay so much child support that even working seven days a week, he was  still left him with insufficient money to cover living expenses.

The more Butch fought, the worse it got.

After a court hearing on Monday, September 20th, 2004, Butch, suffering from continuing depression from "legal abuse" and desperately missing his children, used a hose and his car exhaust to end his life in Chesterfield, Virginia.

But the court was the figurative instrument of death, 
his wife provided the ammunition, and 
Judge Herbert C. Gill Jr. of Chesterfield County 
figuratively pulled the trigger.
 

Patrick N. "Butch" Bailey Sr.  Patrick N. "Butch" Bailey Sr., 41, of Chesterfield, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 21, 2004. He is survived by his wife, Beverly P. Bailey; children, Patrick N. Jr., Tiffany D., and Rachel E. Bailey, and Joshua M. Perkins; father, James R. Bailey; six sisters, and two brothers; two grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Patrick was preceded in death by his mother, Theonia W. Bailey. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Webber Memorial Baptist Church, 7800 Salem Church Rd., Richmond, Va. In lieu of flowers, family suggests that contributions be made to the Patrick N. Bailey Jr. Scholarship Fund, c/o First Market Bank, Bermuda Square Shopping Ctr., 12601 Jeff. Davis Hwy., Chester, Va. 23831. Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on 9/27/2004.

Anthony M Bartley wrote: "In the local newspaper there were 2 obituaries listed for him, one from the woman he was trying to divorce and one my wife placed. The one posted was from the other woman where she asked for donations to his son for a scholarship fund instead of flowers. . . . Below is the listing my wife Cathy placed." Patrick Neal Bailey Sr. Patrick Neal Bailey Sr. died September 20, 2004. He is survived by three children, two grandchildren; his father, James R. Bailey; eight brothers and sisters, numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. A memorial service will be held at the Church of Latter Day Saints, 4601 Bailey Bridge Road, Midlothian, Tuesday, September 28, 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Church of Latter Day Saints. Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on 9/27/2004.