Ira Reese Day 1921-1970


Ira, 21 Years Old
Ira told his children that he was one quart english, so going back, George (abt 1818) and Sarah Day (abt 1820) were both full english.

Ira told JD, his 3rd daughter, that he was laid of from his job at Curtis Wrights in 1951 the year JD was born. They lived in a cold water flat in Lodi, NJ. During that time, at 6 months old, JD had her first asthma attack and was in and out of the hospital until she was 2 and a half years old. Aunt Babe (Frances Dunn) and some of the others would help out with bringing food. After about a year, Ira got his job back.

He said that when he went back to Curtis Wrights Industries he deviced a
Ira, Babe and Marty
filing system that only he knew. He rearranged letters of the alphabet in his head making his own system and he did all the filing. His secretaries typed and answered the phone only. He would use files and replaced them right back in the filing cabinets. No one else knew how to find anything in his office. This worked and he was the boss there for many years.

 One day LD, Ira's oldest daughter, was talking on the phone to EG and TG (best friends of Ira (Ike) Day ( b. Dec,11,1953). EG  and LD were talking about their family trees and how the Day line was stopped about the 1820's with George and Sarah Day in Paterson, NJ and trying to link them to a Captain Samuel Day, a revolutionary was hero when EG's mother said, that we had a somewhat famous person in our family. That our father, Ira Reese Day was somewhat famous locally in Paterson because everyone knew that there was a man who would help people with their taxes and the IRS. EG mother also said didn't we remember how packed the funeral home was when he died. Many people wanted to pay their respects.

At a Dunn family reunion in 1991, which D and I, Jan, along with D's wife, C, their daughter, C M and my daughter, J W all went. There I was told by 3 cousins, things about our father. J N told me how my father helped him make a few decisions that helped him and how thankful he was for that help. B B told me how my father helped him in the same way and M B said my father helped his mother, my Aunt Babe (Frances), after his father died. He said she couldn't have made it without my father's helped. They all said they and others admired him and they had great memories of him.
Ira and his daughters, DD and LD
late 1950s at the Jersey shore.


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A TRIBUTE TO EDWARD DAY ~ ENGINE 28, LADDER 11 NYC FIRE DEPARTMENT LOST IN THE WTC DISASTER OF 911

A TRIBUTE TO EDWARD DAY ~ ENGINE 28, LADDER 11 NYC FIRE DEPARTMENT LOST IN THE WTC DISASTER OF 911
Warm Humor, Frozen Shoes Edward Day did not just extinguish fires. He extinguished grouchiness. At Engine Company 28 and Ladder 11 on the Lower East Side, where Mr. Day, 45, was a firefighter, he kept a sharp eye out for grumpy colleagues. They got the Day treatment: smiley face stickers slapped on their helmets. Whenever he stayed at his mother's house in Newport, R.I., he would make the bed when he was ready to leave and then drop a dollar on it with a note, "For the maid." His mother liked to give what she called the last Christmas party of the year, held well into January. Mr. Day had a ritual at the parties: he collected all the bottle caps from exhausted beer bottles and deposited them throughout the house in her plants. His wife, Bridgitte, was a fervent Clint Eastwood fan, so he would sign his cards to her, "Clint Eastwood." "He was always ready to make you laugh," said Tim Day, his brother, "whether he knew you for 20 years or 20 minutes." The first time Eddy Day met Tim's wife, Essie, he asked if she wanted a glass of wine. Sure, she said. He brought it out and handed it to her. "Excuse me," he said, and bent over and slipped off her shoes. As she watched, mystified, he marched into the kitchen and put them in the freezer. Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on October 13, 2001.

From Online about The DAY Family Tree

The Day family has roots in Paterson, New Jersey, with documented connections to individuals such as Ruth Catherine (Dunn) Day, who was born in 1916 and died in 1971, and resided at 5 Lake Avenue, Paterson, NJ. She was the daughter of John Francis Dunn and Sara Veronica (Craig) Dunn and the mother of Jan Amenta, Ike Day, Doris Ann Day, and other children. Jan Amenta, a prominent genealogist and descendant of the Day family, has been actively researching and documenting the family history, particularly focusing on the Paterson area, including records from the NJ State Archives, the Church of Latter Day Saints, and the Paterson Library. Her research suggests that the Day family may have been part of the "poor" side of the family, which often resulted in fewer preserved records due to limited documentation. ABOUT THE Surname DAY: The Day surname has multiple origins, including occupational roots as a dairyman or dairymaid in English, and as a pet form of David or Ralph in northern England. In Ireland, it is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh. The family's presence in Paterson is further supported by historical records, including census data from 1940 and 1950, and burial records from Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum in Paterson. Additionally, genealogical resources such as WikiTree and Ancestry provide tools for tracing the Day family lineage, with connections to other families like the Dunn, Amenta, and Gaskill. Day family genealogies: The Day family tree from Paterson, NJ, is a rich and detailed genealogical record that spans several generations. The family's history is documented through various records and genealogical resources, including the NJ State Archives, Church of Latter Day Saints, and Paterson Library. The Day family has been a subject of genealogical research for many years, with individuals like Janice Day Amenta and others contributing to the understanding of the family's lineage. The Day family's history is not only a testament to the family's enduring presence in Paterson but also a reflection of the broader historical context of the area.