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| Tina Bailey | |
Bettina (Tina) Bailey, co-owner and proprietor of the Book Stop, "a well-known used bookstore" in Tucson, Ariz., died June 19, Tucson.com reported. She was 74. The Book Stop was founded in 1967, and when the owner put it up for sale in the early 1990s, Bailey and Claire Fellows purchased the business. In 2007, the bookshop moved to its present location at 214 N. Fourth Ave.
Bailey was a "true bibliophile," said Fellows. "She was devoted and dedicated to the Book Stop. She had many, many friends. They are going to miss her, and I am certainly going to miss her presence.... If I didn't have answers about books, she did. She knew who wrote them and what they were about." Fellows added that clients respected Bailey's knowledge and gravitated toward her in the shop.
The Book Stop posted on Facebook: "We remain completely dismayed and stunned by this loss.... Tina, or as close family knew her, Teeny, was beloved by so many. She was foundational to maintaining a true Tucson gem, the Bookstop, for close to 50 years, during which she cultivated a staggering and eccentric knowledge of all things books. Long before mutual aid had become part of the mainstream vernacular, Teeny was materially supporting people experiencing homelessness in our community, allowing her store to be a safe haven and sharing whatever she possibly could, never expecting credit for doing so. There was never an animal in need that she could turn away.... She will be sorely missed."