MONICA BAY

BAY--Monica Marie. Monica passed away peacefully on October 27th after a long battle with a neurological disease. She moved to an assisted living facility in El Dorado Hills in September of 2021 in order to be closer to her brother and his family. Monica is survived by her sisters Martha (Foosie) O'Neil and Carolyn (Spanky) and brother Bill. Monica was born in Chicago, the granddaughter of George Bay, founder of Bay's English Muffins. Her parents George W Bay, Jr (Bill) and Lillian moved to Hillsborough, California in 1950. Monica graduated from UC Santa Cruz with honors in 1971. She attended the University of San Francisco School of Law at night and after passing the bar took a job as a reporter for The Recorder (ALM), a legal newspaper in San Francisco. In 1998 she moved to New York, where she was promoted to Editor-In-Chief of Law Technology News. When Monica retired in 2015 the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) dedicated an award and a STEM initiative in her honor. There will be a memorial service for Monica at the Hilton Garden Inn on Bridgepointe Circle in San Mateo November 30th at 11:30, lunch provided. A second service will be held at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel at 1335 Ave of the Americas on December 7th at 5:00. Please consider donations to your local SPCA in lieu of flowers.