Ann Day

Eleanor Ann Day (August 10, 1938 – May 7, 2016) was an American politician.

Eleanor Ann Day
BornAugust 10, 1938
El Paso, Texas, U.S
DiedMay 7, 2016(2016-05-07) (aged 77)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S
Cause of deathAutomobile accident
Alma materArizona State University
OccupationPolitician, teacher
Parent(s)Harry Alfred Day
Ada Mae Wilkey
RelativesSandra Day O'Connor (sister)

Biography

Born in El Paso, Texas, Day received her bachelor's degree in education from Arizona State University and her master's degree in counseling and guidance from University of Arizona. Day taught in the Alhambra and Tucson School Districts in Arizona. She also was a marriage and family therapist for the Pima County Conciliation Court. Day served in the Arizona State Senate from 1990 to 2000 and was a Republican. She then served on the Pima County, Arizona Board of Supervisors from 2000 to 2012. She also served on the Arizona Industrial Commission. Day was the sister of retired United States Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor. On May 7, 2016, Day was killed in an automobile accident by a drunk driver involving three vehicles at 7:28am, on Ina Road near Oracle Road, less than a mile from where Gabrielle Giffords was shot in an assassination attempt near Tucson, Arizona.[1][2][3][4]

Notes
  1. "Sister of former Supreme Court Justice O'Connor killed in Arizona car crash". Fox News. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  2. News 4 Tucson Staff (May 7, 2016). "Former Pima County Supervisor Ann Day dies at the age of 77". Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  3. "LAPR - State Library of Arizona". Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  4. "Eleanor Ann Day Obituary". Evergreen Cemetery. Retrieved January 31, 2020.


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