Burke Day

Cecil Burke Day, Jr.
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 153th district
In office
January 1995 – January 2003
Preceded byEric Johnson
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 126th district
In office
January 2003 – January 10, 2005
Succeeded byDavid Knight
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 163th district
In office
January 2005 – January 2010
Succeeded byBen Watson
Member of the Tybee Island City Council
In office
1991–1994
Personal details
Born(1954-04-12)April 12, 1954
Jacksonville, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 5, 2017(2017-03-05) (aged 62)
Tybee Island, Georgia, U.S.
Resting placeArlington Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSally
Children3
Alma materMercer University
OccupationPolitician, author

Burke Day (April 12, 1954 – March 5, 2017) was an American politician and author.

Early life and education

Cecil Burke Day, Jr was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina to Cecil B. Day and Marian (Deen) Uldine Smith Day. One of four sons born to the couple. His father was a real estate developer, and founder of the Days Inn motel chain.[1] Young Day went to Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia. He later moved to Tybee Island, Georgia, site of his father's first Days Inn, where he worked in real estate and investments.

Political career

Day was first elected to public office as a member of the Tybee Island City Council. He served on the Council from 1991 to 1994. In 1994 he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Republican representing District 153. He took office in January 1995 at a time when his brother, Clinton M. Day, served as a member of the Georgia State Senate. Burke Day continued to serve in the Georgia House for 8 consecutive terms (16 years), until January 2011.[2][3] Day served on the Appropriations, Defense & Veterans Affairs, and Public Safety & Homeland Security committees. He was chairman of Georgia’s Homeland Security and Public Safety. He was perhaps best known for the Stephens-Day legislation, which froze the taxable value of residential property at the time the property was purchased, protecting homeowners from being taxed out of their homes when property values went up.[4]

Later years

Day wrote a book about his father, who died at age 44. It tells the story of Cecil B. Day, Sr., and how he built the Days Inn motel chain. Day by Day: The Story of Cecil B. Day and his Simple Formula for Success was published in 2000.[5] Burke Day died at his home in Tybee Island, Georgia on March 5, 2017, from complications of a stroke. Day also suffered from muscular dystrophy.[6][7][8][9]

Notes

  1. ^ Robert MCG. Thomas, Jr. (December 19, 1978). "Cecil B. Day, at 44; Georgian Who Began Days Inn Motel Chain". The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Members Of The General Assembly Of Georgia - Second Session Of 1995-1996 Term". State of Georgia. February 1996. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Members Of The General Assembly Of Georgia - First Session Of 2009-2010 Term". State of Georgia. 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Former state Rep. Burke Day, 62, passes away Sunday at his Tybee home". Athens Banner-Herald. March 4, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  5. ^ Cecil Burke Day, Jr. (1 January 2000). Day by Day: The Story of Cecil B. Day and His Simple Formula for Success. Jonathan David Publishers, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-8246-0425-7.
  6. ^ 'Former state Rep. Burke Day, passes away Sunday, at Tybee home,' Savannah Morning News, March 6, 2017
  7. ^ Votesmart.com.-Burke Day
  8. ^ Georgia General Assembly-Burke Day
  9. ^ "Cecil Day". Legacy.com. March 8, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2018.