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THE DON BAILEY STORY...
From Truck Driver to Multi-Millionaire
With Jim Martz...Foreword by Don Bailey, Jr.
— Reviewed by Anita Finley, Gerontologist
The life of Don Bailey is a fas- creative. He started saving as a
cinating one and his biography is young kid and slowly but surely,
a tell-all about a man, who today he bought real estate. Although
at 87, is still full of vim and vigor. they were small parcels, homes,
If his name rings a bell for you, buildings, he accumulated them
it may be because he is the half throughout Miami. His big job
naked man sitting on a carpet was to work for a carpet compa-
smiling at the passerby’s on I-95’s ny, Harry Rich, where he learned
billboards. It was an aha moment about the business and was a top
for me when he introduced him- salesperson. When it came time
self on the telephone and to work for himself, he
offered to have his book started the Don Bailey
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by this poor Georgia boy who, the lookers. He put this image *A complimentary copy is randomly inserted in home delivery in
through hard work and just being on his trucks and on billboards the following zip codes:
plain smart and creative, is living on I-95. And although his family 33004 Dania 33179 North Miami Beach
the dream. and close friends and employees 33009 Hallandale 33180 Aventura,
Don grew up in a small town were aghast and embarrassed, his 33019 Hollywood N. Miami Beach
in Georgia, dirt poor, but with an business thrived and became well 33020 Hollywood 33308 Ft. Lauderdale
inquisitive mind and good attitude. known and successful. He loved 33021 Hollywood 33312 Ft. Lauderdale, Dania
His family moved to Miami search- his customers and employees and 33023 Miramar, 33313 Beach, Hollywood

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Lauderhill
ing for a better life. His father, not was known for honest dealings. 33024 Hollywood, 33315 Ft. Lauderdale
only was hard working but want- Frankly, I couldn’t put his book Pembroke Pines 33316 Ft. Lauderdale
ed to earn a better living, so with down. It is filled with so many 33025 Miramar, 33317 Plantation
$150 opened a small store and admirers’ opinions and heartfelt Pembroke Pines 33319 Lauderdale Lakes,
found opportunities to improve his stories about him and the kind of 33026 Pembroke Pines, Lauderhill, Tamarac
family’s life. Don learned quickly a family man and boss he was. Cooper City 33321 Tamarac
from his father’s guidance what He treated many of his employees 33027 Miramar, 33322 Sunrise
33323
Sunrise, Sawgrass

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was important in life which he still as sons and daughters and gave 33028 Pembroke Pines 33324 Plantation, Davie
carries in his actions today. Family them homes, cars, extra money 33029 Miramar, 33325 Davie, Sawgrass
is most important and although and affection. When people didn’t Pembroke Pines 33326 Weston
he has been divorced twice, he know him, they were turned off by 33060 Pompano Beach 33327 Weston
says, “My wife, Donna, is a keep- his vulgarity, using the four letter 33062 Hillsboro Beach, 33330 Davie, Cooper City,
er!” He is the master of blended word “f...k” in many situations. Pompano Beach Southwest Ranches
families, with his wife and ex-wife, His sons put up with his “one man 33063 Margate, 33331 Davie, Weston,

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Southwest Ranches

their children, and other family band” antics and he never ceased 33064 Lighthouse Point, 33332 Davie, Weston
members celebrate holidays and to amaze his kids and wives. He Pompano Beach 33334 Oakland Park,
keep in close touch. Whatever is one of a kind, and I’m glad 33066 Coconut Creek Wilton Manors
they need and want, Don’s heart someone wrote his biography, 33068 N. Lauderdale, 33351 Sunrise, Tamarac
and wallet accommodates. because it would be difficult to Margate 33441 Deerfield Beach
But the real story is about Don capture all of his life’s journey in 33076 Coral Springs, 33442 Deerfield Beach
Bailey’s business success. He conversation. He continues living Parkland
takes chances and is very, very outrageously. He is one cool dude! 33160 Aventura, Golden Beach, N. Miami Beach,
Sunny Isles Beach
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