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BAILEY -- Nicole Bailey, 40, passed away on Friday, June, 11, 2010 following a courageous battle with breast cancer. She died peacefully at her sister's home in Mechanicsburg, PA. Nicole was born on April 15, 1970 in Lewisburg, PA, and was raised in Milton, PA. She graduated high school in Salisbury, MD and spent time in VA before returning to Lewisburg to study Geology at Bucknell University. She graduated in 1998 and moved to Albuquerque the same year to attend graduate school at UNM. She was employed at Tetra Tech EMI during and after receiving her master's degree in Earth and Planetary Science in 2004. She began working at URS Corporation in Albuquerque, NM the following year. She had fallen in love with the desert and would remain in Albuquerque until January 2010. Nicole lived a full life in her short 40 years. Nicole enjoyed hiking and traveling. She was a member of the Albuquerque Chapter of Toastmasters and in 2006 ran a marathon in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She had a wonderful sense of humor, an ability to laugh at herself in any situation and a knack for putting troubling circumstances in perspective. Nicole is remembered for her thoughtfulness her loving heart and her beautiful smile. She is dearly loved and greatly missed. Nicole was preceded in death by her mother Nancy Bailey; and grandparents Leroy and Mary Jane Dehart. She is survived by her father Norman Bailey of Reading PA; two sisters, Bridget Bailey of Reading, PA and Robin Hoffman and husband Ted of Mechanicsburg, PA; nephew, Tyler; nieces, Alexis and Hailey; many friends. A memorial to celebrate her life will be held Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Elena Gallegos Park at the Double Shelter Area beginning at 6:00 p.m. followed by a pot luck dinner. Her family will hold a private memorial in PA. In leiu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to Compassionate Care Hospice at 1513 Cedar Cliffs Dr., Ste 100, Camp Hill, PA 17011
        Published on: Sun June 20, 2010