Ann Day
Eleanor Ann Day | |
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Member of the Arizona Senate | |
In office 1990–2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | August 10, 1938 El Paso, Texas, U.S |
Died | May 7, 2016 Tucson, Arizona, U.S | (aged 77)
Relatives | Sandra Day O'Connor (sister) |
Education | Arizona State University (BA) University of Arizona (MS) |
Occupation | Politician, teacher |
Eleanor Ann Day (August 10, 1938 – May 7, 2016) was an American politician, educator, and psychologist who served as a member of the Arizona Senate from 1990 to 2000. Day was the younger sister of Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
Early life and education[]
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.
Career[]
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 Senate from 1990 to 2000 as 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.
Personal life[]
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 near Tucson, Arizona.[1][2][3][4]
Notes[]
- ^ "Sister of former Supreme Court Justice O'Connor killed in Arizona car crash". Fox News. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "LAPR – State Library of Arizona". Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Eleanor Ann Day Obituary". Evergreen Cemetery. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
External links[]
- Ann Day at Find a Grave
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- 1938 births
- 2016 deaths
- Arizona State University alumni
- University of Arizona alumni
- Schoolteachers from Arizona
- Women state legislators in Arizona
- Arizona Republicans
- County supervisors in Arizona
- Arizona state senators
- Road incident deaths in Arizona
- 20th-century American politicians
- 21st-century American politicians
- Politicians from El Paso, Texas
- People from Pima County, Arizona
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Schoolteachers from Texas
- American women educators