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==Death and legacy== [[File:12.6.11GarnetBaileyPanelS-3ByLuigiNovi1.jpg|thumb|Bailey's name is located on Panel S-3 of the [[National September 11 Memorial]]'s South Pool, along with those of other passengers of Flight 175.]] Bailey died when the plane in which he was travelling, [[United Airlines Flight 175]], was hijacked and deliberately crashed into the South Tower of the [[World Trade Center (1973โ2001)|World Trade Center]] in [[New York City]] during the [[September 11 attacks]]. Bailey and amateur scout [[Mark Bavis]] were travelling from Boston to Los Angeles when the flight was hijacked. They had been in [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] visiting the Los Angeles Kings' AHL affiliate, the [[Manchester Monarchs (AHL)|Monarchs]].<ref name=NHL.com/> Bailey and Bavis are mentioned in the Boston-based [[Dropkick Murphys]] song "Your Spirit's Alive." [[Denis Leary]] wore a Bailey memorial T-shirt as the character [[Tommy Gavin]] in the season 1 episode "[[List of Rescue Me episodes (season 1)#Episode 10: Immortal|Immortal]]" and the fourth-season episode "[[List of Rescue Me episodes (season 4)#Episode 4: Pussified|Pussified]]" in the TV series ''[[Rescue Me (U.S. TV series)|Rescue Me]]''. In his memory, the [[Los Angeles Kings]] named their new mascot [[List of NHL mascots#Bailey|"Bailey"]].<ref>Arritt, Dan (September 11, 2011). [https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/hockey/post/_/id/3646/ace-bailey-still-leaving-gifts-10-years-later "Ace Bailey still leaving gifts 10 years later"]. [[ESPN]].</ref><ref>Olson, Lisa (June 7, 2012). [http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2012-06-07/ace-bailey-stanley-cup-finals-la-kings-wayne-gretzky-911-twin-towers-united-flig "Ace Baileyโs spirit lives on in hockey and the Los Angeles Kings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134442/http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2012-06-07/ace-bailey-stanley-cup-finals-la-kings-wayne-gretzky-911-twin-towers-united-flig |date=September 24, 2015 }}. [[Sporting News]].</ref><ref>Hammond, Rich (September 9, 2011). [http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=588028 "10 Years Later: Memories of Kings Scouts Still Strong"]. [[Los Angeles Kings]]/NHL.com Network.</ref> Bailey's family founded the Ace Bailey Children's Foundation in his memory. The foundation raises funds to benefit hospitalized children, infants and their families.<ref>Dupont, Kevin Paul (September 11, 2011). [http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2011/09/11/widow_still_holds_her_ace_in_hand/ "Widow still holds her Ace in hand"]. [[Boston.com]].</ref><ref>[http://kings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=41364 "BAILEY & BAVIS MEMORIAL FUND"]. Los Angeles Kings/NHL.com Network. Retrieved December 22, 2013.</ref> At the [[National September 11 Memorial]], Bailey and Bavis are memorialized at the South Pool, on Panel S-3.<ref>[http://names.911memorial.org/#lang=en_US&page=person&id=4861 Garnet Bailey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727095710/http://names.911memorial.org/#lang=en_US&page=person&id=4861 |date=2013-07-27 }}. Memorial Guide: [[National 9/11 Memorial]]. Retrieved October 28, 2011.</ref> On October 14, 2012, the Kings brought the [[Stanley Cup]], which the team had [[2012 Stanley Cup Finals|just won]] in June, to the memorial and placed it on panels featuring Bailey and Bavis's names so that the families of Bailey and Bavis could "[have] their day with the Stanley Cup", continuing a hockey tradition whereby players and personnel of the reigning Cup champion team each get a personal day with the trophy. The Kings' general manager [[Dean Lombardi]] was also in attendance.<ref name=NHL.com/>
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