Darryl “DA” Bailes of Virginia Beach passed away on January 9, 2022. DA loved motorcycles, hunting, shooting, fixing things, his family, and his church family, but most of all he loved his grandchildren.
DA was preceded in death by his daughter, Robin Van Auken. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Lois G. Bailes; daughter, Toni McAndrew; grandchildren: Keegan Van Auken, Aiden Peterson, and Cara Peterson; and other beloved family members: Jeannette and Karen Gimbert, Steve and Nakina Peterson, John, Claudia & Tyler Gimbert, Pahnnee Winnemuth, Lyndsay, Lilly, and James Hamby, and Melissa Emmendorfer.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Lynnhaven Presbyterian Church, with a visitation beginning at 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to either the Virginia Beach Rescue Squad or the Lynnhaven Presbyterian Church Food Pantry.