Robert W. Bailly

Born August 14, 1927 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Mr. Bailly attended Lunenburg Academy and then Bishop's University in Lennoxville, Quebec, from which he received a B.sc. degree in 1947 and a teaching diploma in 1948. While there he excelled in basketball, hockey, and softball. His teaching career began at Asbestos High School and the Asbestos-Danville-Shipton School where he was a physical education and mathematics teachers as well as vice-principal and coach. In 1952 he moved to Lachute High School where he served as vice-principal, taught senior mathematics and coached basketball, curling, softball and badminton. He was the founder of Ottawa Valley School Athletics Organization. He served one year as Principal of Lachute High School. With school regionalization in 1967, he moved to Lakeshore where he joined the staff of Lindsay Place High School. There, he continued to teach mathematics and coach his beloved basketball until his retirement in 1983. He is married to Isabel McOuat of St. Andrew East, Quebec and has two daughters, Ann and Jane. He and his wife live happily in Pointe Claire, Quebec. The Bailly Trophy for small schools girls teams was named in his honor n recognition of many years he devoted to promoting and coaching basketball in Quebec school.

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