(This biography was taken from the Shriners International's website)

William S. “Bill” Bailey, 33°, the 2021-2022 Imperial Potentate of Shriners International and his father, Robert B. Bailey, 33°, Past Imperial Potentate of Shriners International in 1995-1996, are only the second father and son to serve as Imperial Potentates of Shriners International.

As a member of the Board of Directors, Bill Bailey has served as Chairman of Marketing & Communications, Donor Relations, Hospital Operations, Temple Officers Educational Seminars and Temple Procedures. He has also served on the Strategic Planning, Building & Equipment, Membership, Investments, Budget, Insurance, Real Estate & Natural Resources, Clinical & Basic Research Committees, and DeMolay, as well as the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

He has been hospital liaison to the Erie hospital, the Cincinnati hospital, which is now Shriners Children’s Ohio, the Houston hospital, which is now Shriners Children’s Texas, the Greenville hospital and the Shreveport hospital, and is currently serving as liaison to both the Twin Cities clinic and the Canada hospital.

For 29 years, Bill Bailey was proud to serve on the Imperial Marshal’s Aide Committee, and for 16 of those years, he served as a Vice-Chairman of the Imperial Marshal’s Staff.

At the 2005 Imperial Session in Baltimore, Maryland, Imperial Sir Bailey was awarded the Imperial Potentate’s Award of Merit – the highest honor in the fraternity. The award recognizes outstanding achievement and selfless contributions to Shriners International and Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Bill Bailey is an Emeritus Member of the Iowa Corporation and an emeritus member of the Board of Governors of Shriners Hospitals for Children — Chicago. He serves as Sovereign of the Red Cross of Constantine, is a member of the Indiana College of Rosicrucians – 8th grade and is a member of DeMolay International, which recently awarded him the DeMolay Legion of Honor.

Bill Bailey is a member of Orak Shriners in Michigan City, Indiana, and served as the temple’s Potentate in 2009. He is a member of the Arab Patrol, Motor Patrol, Oriental Band, Sportsman’s Club and the South Lake County Shrine Club. He was Director General for the 1987 Great Lakes Shrine Association Business Session in Merrillville, Indiana.

Bill Bailey is a member of Porter Lodge #137 in Valparaiso, Indiana, and a member of the Elbert H. Gary York Rite. He is past Commander in Chief of the South Bend Valley of Scottish Rite, where he was coroneted with a 33rd Degree in 1997.

Outside the Shrine, Bill Bailey has served as a Session Elder for the Ogden Dunes Community Church and is currently a Trustee of the Ogden Dunes Community Church Corporation. He sings in the choir and runs the sound system and livestreaming broadcast.

Bill Bailey served as the Great Banquet Community Lay Leader from 1998-2004, which is an orderly and structured weekend designed to strengthen and renew the faith of Christians. He served for four years on the Ogden Dunes Town Council, including as its President in 1995, and also served as Vice-President of the Ogden Dunes Home Association.

Bill Bailey and his wife, Debby, have been happily married for 43 years and are extremely proud to have two sons, Rob Bailey and Ross Bailey, to follow the family tradition of becoming Shriners. Rob Bailey is married to Jackie, and they have two children, Parker Rose and Beau Owens. Ross is married to Jessica, and they also have two children, Henry Michael and Finn Joseph.

Bill Bailey was born and raised in Ogden Dunes, Indiana, a small lakeside community built on the shores of Lake Michigan, where he and his wife Debby currently reside. Bill received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Evansville in Indiana and is the third generation in his family to graduate from the university. Bill went on to receive his Master of Science degree from the University of Kentucky.

Bill Bailey is Vice President of Investments for Marcus & Millichap in Chicago, where he sells commercial investment real estate with his brother, John and son, Ross. He is a five-time winner of the Sales Recognition Award.

Fraternity and Philanthropy
Master Mason, Porter Lodge #137, Valparaiso, Indiana, 1984
Potentate, Orak Shriners, Michigan City, Indiana, 2009
Director General, Great Lakes Shrine Association Business Session, Merrillville, Indiana, 1987
Member, Arab Patrol, Motor Patrol, Oriental Band, Sportsman’s Club and South Lake County Shrine Club
33rd Degree, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of South Bend
Past Commander in Chief, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of South Bend
Member, Elbert H. Gary Chapter 139 Chapter RAM, Elbert H. Gary Council #103 Council R&SM and Elbert H. Gary Commandery #37 of Knights Templar (York Rite)
Member, Red Cross of Constantine
Member, Indiana College of Rosicrucians
Class 7 Member (Senior DeMolay), DeMolay International
Imperial Potentate’s Award of Merit, 2005
Emeritus member, Board of Governors of Shriners Hospitals for Children — Chicago
Member, Imperial Marshal’s Aide Committee, 29 years
Vice Chairman, Imperial Marshal’s Staff, 16 years
Past Chairman, Donor Relations, Temple Procedures, Budget, Hospital Operations, Leadership Educational Seminars committees, and others
Past Vice Chairman, Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Membership and Marketing & Communication committees
Member, Strategic Planning, Building & Equipment, Budget, Investments, Insurance, Clinical & Basic Research, Masonic Relations committees, and others
Education
Master’s degree, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Bachelor’s degree, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana

Personal and Professional
Bailey is vice president of investments for Marcus and Millichap, where he sells commercial investment real estate. He is a five-time winner of the Sales Recognition Award and is a member of the firm’s Seven Figure Club.

Bailey and his wife, Debby, have been happily married for 43 years. The Bailey family has a deep Shriners legacy. Bailey’s father, Robert B. Bailey, was Imperial Potentate in 1995–1996. The Shrine legacy continues with Bailey’s brothers John Bailey and Jim Bailey, who was Potentate of Orak in 1998 and President of Great Lakes Shrine Association in 2009. Bailey’s sons, Rob, who is married to Jackie, and Ross, who is married to Jessica, are both Shriners. Additional Shriners in the Bailey family include Bailey’s cousin, the Honorable Geoffrey G. Slaughter, Associate Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, as well as his nephew, Jordan Bailey and father-in-law, Herbert Owens. Bill and Debby are proud grandparents of Parker Rose Bailey and Henry Michael Bailey.