Bailey grew up surrounded by a whole army of people who loved her. Growing up Bailey loved riding horses, playing with the Ma’s chickens, swimming in the irrigation ditches with her brother and cousins, and playing with her dogs Jax, Mona, and Boomer. Bailey loved swinging with her aunt Emily and riding quads with her dad. Bailey had a passion for volleyball and has been a part of many volleyball teams including this last season where she was able to be coached by her aunts and play alongside her cousin. Bailey was a phenomenal artist which poured over into her passion for music. Bailey spent most of her recent months listening to music and was recently able to go see many concerts with her dad and brother. Bailey loved being a jokester and could come up with the wittiest remarks. She loved played dress up with her mom which in most recent years began to involve learning how to do her make up. She was a tom boy who would beat up her 14-year-old brother and was never afraid of playing in the dirt even if she was begged not to.
Bailey comes from a huge family of two parents who adored her, 3 brothers, 7 aunts, 6 uncles, 3 cousins, grandparents, and great grandparents in addition to family friends who considered Bailey their own blood. Bailey was always with one of family members going to Target, Starbucks, the park, Urban Air, swimming or camping. Bailey was never alone and was always surrounded by her family. Bailey loved getting her back scratched and treasured the time she was able to go on walks.
Bailey was fearless, loving, hilarious, passionate, and the smartest 12-year-old you could ever meet. She exceled in any area and loved English language arts. Bailey was known around the household for always smelling good and would call anyone out who didn’t meet her standards of smell. She loved scents such as Sol De Janeiro’s Cheirosa ‘62 and Ariana Grande’s Cloud. Bailey had many aspirations which ranged from one day becoming a veterinarian, to professional volleyball player, to join the army and to even follow in her aunt’s footsteps of becoming a nurse. Bailey was a great gamer and spent many hours playing Roblox with her friends and family. Bailey loved Rhinos and was able to visit the Wildlife World Zoo many times to go and pet them. Bailey was the best eater in the house and was adored because she would eat anything put in front of her. Her favorite meals were her aunt Morgan’s Caesar salads, chicken alfredo, cottage cheese, Doritos, turbos and would always pair her meal with Dr. Pepper. It was impossible not to fall in love with Bailey and she will be missed every day.
Bailey’s family would like to thank everyone who has reached out to them to show their support and who has prayed for them. If you would like to donate to the family, please reach out to Sarah Kading at 602-326-2176. If you would like to purchase flowers the family asks that you purchase through azsympathy.com or call them at 480-289-3903.
The family would like to thank Station 50 as well as Deer Valley Hospital Trauma team for all of their work and support and the work they did to try to save Baileys life. We will forever be grateful for the work of our first responders.
Furthermore, the family would like to take the time to spend a moment to highlight Arizona’s National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). It is a part of the largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. The website is linked below, and their crisis line is 1-800-273-8255. The family asks that individuals consider contributing to this amazing organization to hopefully continue to bring awareness to mental illness and get help to those struggling silently.
A funeral & remembrance service for Bailey will be held Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM at CCV Surprise Church, 14787 W. Cholla St. Surprise, AZ. 85379.
Following the funeral & remembrance service will be a committal service at 11:30 AM at Sunland Cemetery Garden of the Good Shepherd, 15826 N. Del Webb Blvd. Sun City, AZ. 85351.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.sunlandmemorial.com for the Strawser family.
