Frederick John Bailey

1956 - 2025

Frederick John Bailey, passed away on November 1, 2025, at the age of 68.

Born on November 7, 1956, in Manchester, New Hampshire, he was the beloved son of Robert Lawrence Bailey and Marjorie Anderson Bailey.

Frederick graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a B.A. in political science and was a 4-year letterman on the Wildcat varsity tennis team. After graduating from college, Frederick began his career in public service as an elected Alderman and President of the City Council in Burlington, Vermont, where he worked with (then) Mayor Bernard Sanders to help make Burlington one of the most livable cities in America as rated by Kiplinger.

After moving to New York City, where he lived for over 25 years, he built a distinguished financial career in institutional capital markets. Among his many accomplished roles, he was former Head of Consultant Relations at Citigroup, former Global Head of Plan Sponsor Sales at the Bank of New York Mellon, and a former Managing Director at FTSE. During his career he built relationships and executed transactions with 100's of institutional investors including the City and State of New York, the City of LA and over 35 states or state authorities.

One of his greatest loves was serving the interest of the brave police and firefighters of our great country. At the time of his passing, Frederick served as an appointed citizen Board Trustee and Chairman of the Board of the City of Savannah Employees Retirement Plan. He was also the Board Secretary at the Georgia Association of Public Pension Trustees.

Committed to giving back to his industry, he spoke on pension and capital markets topics at many industry forums including the National Association of State Treasurers, the Government Finance Officers Association, Opal Public Fund Forums, the Southeastern Markets Group and IHS Markets.

In addition to his Board role with the City of Savannah Pension Fund and Georgia Association of Public Pension Trustees, Frederick also served as Head of Institutional Investor Relations for Glancy, Prongay & Murray, LLP an LA based law firm specializing in securities, class action and anti-trust litigation and was an Advisory Board Member at Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation.

Another of Frederick's great loves was politics. Most recently, he was Labor Director for his good friend Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s, 2024 Kennedy for President campaign.

Frederick's intellect, integrity and generosity earned him deep respect among colleagues and friends. A true New Englander, he brought the same drive and grace he showed in his professional life to the sports he loved. An avid skier and golfer, his greatest passion was tennis – where his many trophies stand as a testament to his talent, dedication, discipline, and joy for the game.

Frederick was a proud member of The American Yacht Club and former member of The Racquet & Tennis Club in New York. He was also a member of The Savannah Golf Club and The Oglethorpe Club in Savannah, Georgia.

He is preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, John A. Bailey and Robert L. Bailey Jr.. He is survived by his loving daughters, Elisabeth Anderson Bailey and Sloan Hodnett Bailey, his sister Mary Jane "M.J." Bailey, her life partner, Tracy Williams, his niece, Austin Williams, his nephew Karl Mace (Kami), his great nephews, Keegan Mace and Kyler Mace, his great niece, Kaleigh Mace, his significant other, Heather Safrit, and his three cherished Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Frances, Annie and Clara.

The family will receive friends from 1:00pm until 4:00pm on Sunday, November 9th at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.

A funeral service will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church, 325 Bull Street, Savannah, on Monday, November 10th, 2025, at 11:00 am.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made in his name to: The Tunnel to Towers Foundation or the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.

Fox and Weeks Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.