John Baile

Baile
John Christopher Baile, born in Midland, Texas on September 8, 1955 to Frances and Richard Baile. Died on March 15, at age 55 at his home in Irvine, California.
A graduate of Memorial Senior High School, John received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Texas. He was named Senior Designer at HKS Architects, Inc. in Dallas, Texas following graduation, subsequently taking a Senior Designer position with Langdon Wilson Architectual Planning in Newport, Beach, California. Since 1992, he has been a Principal in his own firm, Watkins, Baile and Associates. Over the span of his career, John designed in excess of 30 million square feet of buildings, including resorts, office buildings, hotels, churches, and residential, retail, and institutional projects. His work is found primarily in California but also in 5 other states, Mexico, Turks and Caicos. An AIA architect, John won multiple design competitions during his career, most recently the 2002 American Concrete Institute award for his Birch Bayview Plaza project.
Beloved father, husband, son, brother, and uncle, John is survived by his wife Kiley Cavanaugh Baile, his children Luke Richard, age 4 and Kayla Madison , age 2, Parents Frances and Richard Baile of Houston, Texas, siblings Ann Hamric, Carolyn Chandler, Betsy Taylor, and Jim Baile, and nieces and nephews Dan and Richard Chandler, Drew and Caroline Hamric, Laura and Michael Taylor, and Bridget and Charlotte Baile.
All who knew him were graced by John's warmth, his sense of humor, his creativity, and his love of family and friends. He will be dearly and deeply missed.
Funeral Services will be held in Irvine, California (date to be announced later) at Fairhaven Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Henry Singleton Brain Cancer Research Program, UCLA Brain Research Institute, http://www.bri.ucla.edu/.
Friends are invited to join with family at a reception celebrating John's life at lakeside Country Club on Sunday March 20, 2011 6:00-9:00 pm.