Theresa Marie Foglia Bailey
September 20, 1941 - January 17, 2024
Theresa passed away Wednesday January 17th 2024 at 12:04 am after a prolonged illness with Alzheimer's disease. She was born 2nd generation Italian in Brooklyn, NY to Vincent and Ester Foglia.At an early age she and her family of 6 siblings moved from Canarsie Brooklyn NY to Burbank California for the USA west coast opportunity.
Therese attended Luther Burbank Jr, High School and then Burbank High School. She loved and excelled in dancing & appeared as dance competition during high school on the Al Jarvis Show. Her graduation class was 1959 where she met her husband of 62 years, Keith Bailey (class of '56 & brother to Joann Bailey '59)
Theresa and Keith bore two children, both boys, Carl (7/11/1965) and Michael (9/3/1969) Theresa was 100% total stay at home mother.She suffered tragedy and is predeceased by her son Carl William Bailey who died in a car accident 41 years ago January 14th 1983.
Theresa was a teacher's aid at Washington Elementary School for the years the boys went there. Later on she opened an aerobics dance studio for a few years. She loved to take the boys to the zoo. When Carl died we adopted in his name a baby chimpanzee and named her Crystal. Theresa joined the zoo and became a docent for eight years.Crystal is still alive and is a mother and grandmother.
Theresa was much appreciated due to her sense of humor, generosity and love of family by her immediate family & additionally by her coworkers as Vice President at West Coast Propeller, her family company for 15 years. In retirement, she was philanthropic and gave back to her community in Ventura California donating her time at the animal rescue thrift shops that all proceeds went to spay/neuter programs for all furry animals big and small.
"I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one.
I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways
Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who grieve to dry before the sun.
Of happy memories I leave when my life is done."
Theresa Marie Foglia Bailey
Article submitted by Keith Bailey via Linda Durkee Johnson '59
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