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Frat Brothers Scrawled Slurs All Over CU Student's Body
Gordie Bailey's Family Considers Suing
Gordie was found dead in the Chi Psi house following a night of heavy drinking as part of a fraternity initiation.
"A coroner revealed that after Bailey had passed out, his fraternity brothers marked up his arms, legs and trunk with racial and sexual slurs, said the young man's father, Lynn Gordon Bailey."
"This reinforces the nearly unbearable pain of the whole thing," Bailey said. "Was he dying while they were writing that?"
Bailey said the phrasings on his son's body include "It sucks to be you," and "(Expletive) me." He also said the were also drawings of male genitalia on his son's body and the word "B***ch" on the fingers of his right hand.
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Stepfather lashes out at CU officials after drinking death Top of page
Stepfather,Michael Lanahan,of
Gordie Bailey, who died of alcohol poisoning after a fraternity ritual
"said University of Colorado officials need to get control of the fraternity
system. "If the chancellor has no control over that
fraternity system, if I were in that position, I would resign,"
The nicest kid' becomes statistic
08:29 PM CST on Thursday, March 3, 2005 Top of page
Gordie Bailey
Reported that "Gordie had been found dead in the Chi Psi fraternity house at the University of Colorado. He had passed out after drinking alcohol as part of a fraternity initiation rite. He and 26 other pledges had been blindfolded and left in Arapaho Roosevelt National Forest, in the thin air 1,500 feet higher than the campus in Boulder. He hadn't eaten, and he was dehydrated: Hours earlier, after a grueling practice, he had captured a spot on the school's lacrosse team."
"Around sunset, police say, Gordie and the other pledges were given four bottles of Ten High whiskey, followed by six bottles of Carlo Rossi wine. Back at the fraternity house, Gordie passed out. Because he did so with his shoes on, fraternity members drew on his face with a Magic Marker. He was left unattended for five hours."
Alcohol caused CU pledge's death
Coroner: blood-alcohol level 0.328
Aimee Heckel, Camera Staff Writer
Article
Monday, October 4, 2004
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"Lynn Gordon "Gordie" Bailey Jr., would've had to drink the equivalent of almost a half a handle of whiskey — 17 shots — in 30 minutes during a fraternity function that resulted in his death, based on preliminary autopsy results. The coroner said Bailey's blood-alcohol level was 0.328 — below 0.40, typically considered the lethal threshold."
Wrongful Death Act limits damages for Bailey family
Court rules damages limited by number of claims in suit
Rob Ryan Top of page
"The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday Jan. 21 that Leslie Lanahan, Gordie Bailey's mother, can receive a maximum of $250,000 in accordance with the Colorado Wrongful Death Act. The opinion of the court, delivered by Justice Allison Eid, said that Lanahan was not entitled to additional compensation because the maximum damages amount allowable per claim is $250,000."
Read more how difficult it is to hold colleges responsible for not meeting their responsibility for student safety.
Contact Campus Press Staff Writer Rob Ryan at robert.ryan@thecampuspress.com.
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