Thomas Andrew "Tad" Day, 43, died in Phoenix, AZ on October 30, 2003. Born July 6, 1960, to Richard and Patricia Day of Paradise Valley, AZ. Tad was born in Scottsdale, AZ and grew up in Lincoln, NE. He graduated from Lincoln Southeast High School and attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In 1981, Tad returned to Arizona, working in the hospitality industry. Tad was also the past owner of Benchmark Events & Meetings. He was a contract administrator for Value Option in Phoenix, Az. Tad will be forever remembered by his parents Dick and Pat, his brother Chip (Cathy) and daughters Meghan and Amanda of Lincoln, NE; brother Steve (Cindy) and children Stephen and Alyssa of Des Moines, IA; brother Bo (Leslie) and sons Corey and Andy of Lincoln, NE; sister Keli Fitzekam (Phil) and daughters Cady, Elizabeth, and Abbi of Scottsdale, AZ; sisters Muffi of Scottsdale, AZ and Emily of San Antonio, TX; brother Ward (Michelle) and son Logan of Carlinville, IL; his Aunt Rosemary O'Conner of Tempe, AZ, and six cousins. 

Tad was preceded in death by his grandparents Andy and Millie Brady, Godfrey and Sheila Day, Uncle Pat O'Conner and cousin Tim O'Connor.