Robert Lewis Bailey was born on March 31, 1955 in Craig, Moffat, Colorado a son of Robert M. Bailey and Clara Lake

He had lived in Colorado until March 1971 at which time he and his family moved to Grouse Creek, Utah. He graduated from Raft River High school in Malta, Idaho in 1973. He entered the U.S. Army in 1973.

Bob was killed in an automobile accident on December 3, 1974 in Nuremberg, West Germany. His two sisters are: Cherie N. Cady and Rebecca Moses.

He is buried in the Grouse Creek cemetery.