PROVIDENCE – DAY, Deputy Assistant Chief Michael J., 49, of College Road, died Tuesday at Rhode Island Hospital after being stricken in Providence Fire Department Headquarters shortly after returning from a fire. He was the beloved husband of Cynthia L. (Plante) Day. They had been married for 22 years.

Born in Providence, a son of the late Retired Providence Fire Department Lieutenant Frank J. and Barbara F. (Hoey) Day, he was a lifelong city resident.

Chief Day was appointed to the Providence Fire Department on April 16, 1979. He worked his way up through the department, earning the rank of Lieutenant on September 29, 1989, the rank of Captain on June 29, 1995, and Battalion Chief on October 27, 2000. On June 30, 2005 he was named Deputy Assistant Chief of the Department.

During the course of his career he was honored as Providence Firefighter of the Year in 1989, and was cited by the Department for meritorious service on five occasions. He was a graduate of LaSalle Academy. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education from R.I. College in 1980, and earned a second B.A. in Fire Science from Providence College in 1981.

He was currently in the process of becoming an Executive Fire Officer, and had taken numerous courses at the National Fire Academy, including counter-terrorism and weapons of mass destruction training administered by the Department of Justice.

He was a member of the Providence Firefighters Union, Local 799, Providence Permanent Fireman’s Relief Association, and the R.I. Association of Fire Chiefs. He was a communicant of St. Pius V Church. He was very involved in the activities and events of his children. [WJAR-10]

Slide Shows of Funeral Procession on June 16, 2006:

Car-16's picture show.

Car-51's picture show's   Part-1    Part 2    Part 3

A DVD of the still pictures from the funeral procession can be ordered from Jim Roach Car-51. The DVD has bag pipe music playing through out the slide show. The cost of the DVD is $10.00 plus s/h.