Carolee Louise Bailey Obituary (1944 - 2023)

On Thursday, January 12, 2023 Carolee Louise Bailey (nee Gentili), loving wife and mother and grandmother passed away in Tuscon, AZ. Carolee was born in Tacoma, WA in 1944 to Albert and Louise Gentili. She attended Central Washington State University briefly before her first marriage and the birth of her 3 daughters. She later returned to college, graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in Sociology. Carolee worked in real estate, land conservation and as a paralegal. Later in life she developed a passion for politics and volunteered extensively. In 2010 she met and married Paul Bailey. Together they found love, companionship and adventure. Carolee adored her 4 grandchildren and cherished spending time with them. She loved her kitties, Sanda and Win, gardening, and staying fit. She and Paul enjoyed traveling to learn and see new things from road trips in the Corvette to overseas trips to Turkey and Italy. She was an avid, lifelong reader and always had a good book to share. Carolee is survived by her husband Paul, daughter Tracy Magers, daughter Tia Magers, daughter Kendall Hewitt and husband Noah as well as her 4 grandchildren Matthew and Nikola Koso and Kenna and Matea Hewitt. She will be dearly missed by all. A private, family memorial will be held at a later date.