Brandon Ryan Bailey

Brandon Ryan Bailey, 31, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 in Spokane, WA. Brandon was born September 21, 1985 in Yakima to Kit (Bolt) and David Bailey. He grew up in Yakima and attended West Valley schools participating in band, JROTC, and playing football while working mowing lawns with his good friend Bruce. Brandon graduated from West Valley High School in 2004 and joined the United States Marine Corps that summer.

Brandon worked at Orchard Rite before deploying to Iraq in 2006 to proudly serve his country. Upon his return home, he worked at Cascade Wind and Orchard Rite while in the Marine Corps Reserves. After a lot of hard work and perseverance Brandon began working full time as a Marine Corps Recruiter in 2011 at RSS Yakima where he was eventually promoted to run the station, receiving many awards for the work he did there including Small Station of the Year. In 2015 Brandon was transferred to RSS Puyallup and promoted to Staff Sergeant and earned the title of Career Recruiter. Brandon loved to change young people’s lives and felt so much pride with each new Marine he helped create. In June 2017 Brandon moved to Spokane to be an Officer Selection Assistant and enjoyed traveling to Virginia and through Montana for work.

In 2009 Brandon’s best friend Brad introduced him to his sister Ashley (Wheeler) and in 2011 Brandon and Ashley got married and welcomed their first child, Khloe Peyton Bailey that August. In September 2013, they had their second daughter Alexus Janelle Bailey. The couple later divorced but remained close friends.

Brandon loved his family and always looked forward to weekends at home with his daughters, girlfriend, Olivia, and her son Landon. He loved watching them play in the pool, trying to teach them to slam dunk on the kiddie hoop, taking the family fishing, having 3 on 1 tickle fights, and watching Disney movies (most recently Moana) snuggled together with popcorn.

Brandon also loved coming home to Yakima to visit his mother and stepfather, sister, Deanne, and her children, always looking forward to lots of laughter, love and elk for dinner. He recently took a trip to Florida with his mother and girlfriend to celebrate his older brother and role model, Mike’s retirement from the Navy and made many wonderful memories and had great adventures.

Brandon loved the outdoors, whether it was hunting, camping, or fishing he just wanted to be out in nature. Brandon also enjoyed riding his motorcycle and recently bought his dream bike, a 2017 Harley Davidson Street Glide Special that he made sure to say good night to before bed. He was a member of Combat Veterans United and loved riding with the group. Another favorite hobby of his was cooking. There was always a new recipe to try and he enjoyed spending hours smoking ribs and barbecuing for his friends and family, always wanting to know how his culinary creations tasted, and it was always phenomenal.

Brandon is preceded in death by grandparents Robert and Dorothy Broadwell, grandfather Vic Bailey, and best buddy and second father Bruce Patnode.

Brandon is survived by his mother Kit (Jeff) Bolt, father David (Kristy) Bailey, grandmother Mary Anne (Bailey) Cochran, siblings Mike (Angie) Bailey, Deanne (Roberto) Campos, stepsiblings Mike (Ashley) Bolt, Justin (Shannon) Bolt, and Nicole (Joven) Yount, good friend and the mother of his children, Ashley Bailey, his proudest accomplishments – daughters Khloe and Alexus Bailey, girlfriend, Olivia Schantz and her son Landon, and countless nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Brandon will be forever loved and deeply missed. His family invites you to join them in remembering and celebrating his life on Monday, July 24, 2017 at 11 am at Tahoma Cemetery for a graveside service with reception to follow at the VFW.

To celebrate the life of Brandon and share a memory visit www.keithandkeith.com.