Harry Leo Day was born March 2, 1907 in St. Anthony, Idaho to Harry Hazelton Day and Minnie Maud Johnson Day. The Family home in St. Anthony was very temporary because one year later the little family was living in Moab, Utah.
Leo was the eldest of 11 children: Jessie Agnes, Zirita Maude, Horace Gleav, Welby Herbert, Wanda Ruby,Arba Fern, Denna Ann, Joye, Ethel and Winnie Mae.
Leo attended school in Moab and after graduation from high school, he attended Brigham Young University in Provo.
For most of his life Leo pursued the mining industry and became a valued employee of Consolidated Mining Company in the Ely, Nevada area. He was remembered as a shift foreman who would not send anyone into a dangerous area without first inspecting it himself for safety.
For a short time Uncle Leo ventured into the Los Angeles area to operate a vacuum cleaner business. He became very close to his sister Jessie, who was living and working in Los Angeles as a single mother with a small child. However mining was in his blood and he returned to the Ely area.
Uncle Leo made long lasting friends where ever he went. He was especially kind and generous to young people - including his sisters and their children.
Leo spent most of his life as a single man, however, he did marry twice in his earlier life; to Ivell Anderson and Mary Livingston. Both marriages ended in divorce.
Several times when Leo came home to the family for a visit he found them in need of financial help, of which he gave generously. When the Geneva Steel Plant was under construction, he worked as a construction foreman beside his brother Gleav. This was just prior to him enlisting into the army at Ft. Douglas, Utah on Sept. 29, 1942, shortly after WWII started.
His Military Specialty was with heavy artillery and he qualified as a rifle marksman. His battles and campaigns were: Tunisa in the African Campaign and Sicily, Naples and Rome in the Italy Campaign. His medals were numerous: Good Conduct, European African, Middle Eastern Service, The Purple Heart, and the Croix De Querre (a French medal).
After his occupation in mining was over he worked for Verl & Melba Nichols in their ranching operation. He worked at whatever they required but mostly he built barns and made extensions to their house and store.
In 1968 Leo took a vacation from his work in Ibapah to come to his sister Arba's house in San Carlos, California to help in looking after the kids, while Arba was in the hospital for back surgery. Their dad was traveling three weeks out of four and needed someone to be the "drill sargeant". Leo worked out just fine. He alocated the work out, (of course favoring the girls of the family!)
Arba's son John remembers Leo taking him to the store to buy root beer. Later, when John was still young enough to want more than just a tiny cup of water from the sacrament tray, and when he cried out "more beer mom" it created quite a stir in the church. Uncle Leo's coaching made me the talk of the ward.
Uncle Leo enjoyed visiting Arba Duncan's family. Her son John says: "I don't know why - because we always sent him out-of-doors to smoke his cigarettes." There is an interesting story concerning this: One day as he entered his apartment in Ibapah, after visiting with the Duncans for a week, he sat down to smoke a cigarette. As he took them out of his pocket, he said to himself, "why am I smoking this tobacco?" With that, he threw his cigarettes across the room, and didn't smoke any that evening. As he awoke the next morning, he saw the package of cigarettes lying on the floor by the window, picked them up and threw them out in the yard and he never smoked again. He quit "cold turkey". That took courage!!
He also quit drinking beer and liquor, but there is no account for that achievement.
Leo and his brother Gleav enjoyed traveling, fishing, hunting and visiting friends of the family together. He often called his sister Arba just because he was lonely and wanted someone to talk to.
Leo was well beloved by many nieces and nephews. One of his nieces named her baby after him. That baby did not survive and shares the grave with him.
Leo was the eldest of 11 children: Jessie Agnes, Zirita Maude, Horace Gleav, Welby Herbert, Wanda Ruby,Arba Fern, Denna Ann, Joye, Ethel and Winnie Mae.
Leo attended school in Moab and after graduation from high school, he attended Brigham Young University in Provo.
For most of his life Leo pursued the mining industry and became a valued employee of Consolidated Mining Company in the Ely, Nevada area. He was remembered as a shift foreman who would not send anyone into a dangerous area without first inspecting it himself for safety.
For a short time Uncle Leo ventured into the Los Angeles area to operate a vacuum cleaner business. He became very close to his sister Jessie, who was living and working in Los Angeles as a single mother with a small child. However mining was in his blood and he returned to the Ely area.
Uncle Leo made long lasting friends where ever he went. He was especially kind and generous to young people - including his sisters and their children.
Leo spent most of his life as a single man, however, he did marry twice in his earlier life; to Ivell Anderson and Mary Livingston. Both marriages ended in divorce.
Several times when Leo came home to the family for a visit he found them in need of financial help, of which he gave generously. When the Geneva Steel Plant was under construction, he worked as a construction foreman beside his brother Gleav. This was just prior to him enlisting into the army at Ft. Douglas, Utah on Sept. 29, 1942, shortly after WWII started.
His Military Specialty was with heavy artillery and he qualified as a rifle marksman. His battles and campaigns were: Tunisa in the African Campaign and Sicily, Naples and Rome in the Italy Campaign. His medals were numerous: Good Conduct, European African, Middle Eastern Service, The Purple Heart, and the Croix De Querre (a French medal).
After his occupation in mining was over he worked for Verl & Melba Nichols in their ranching operation. He worked at whatever they required but mostly he built barns and made extensions to their house and store.
In 1968 Leo took a vacation from his work in Ibapah to come to his sister Arba's house in San Carlos, California to help in looking after the kids, while Arba was in the hospital for back surgery. Their dad was traveling three weeks out of four and needed someone to be the "drill sargeant". Leo worked out just fine. He alocated the work out, (of course favoring the girls of the family!)
Arba's son John remembers Leo taking him to the store to buy root beer. Later, when John was still young enough to want more than just a tiny cup of water from the sacrament tray, and when he cried out "more beer mom" it created quite a stir in the church. Uncle Leo's coaching made me the talk of the ward.
Uncle Leo enjoyed visiting Arba Duncan's family. Her son John says: "I don't know why - because we always sent him out-of-doors to smoke his cigarettes." There is an interesting story concerning this: One day as he entered his apartment in Ibapah, after visiting with the Duncans for a week, he sat down to smoke a cigarette. As he took them out of his pocket, he said to himself, "why am I smoking this tobacco?" With that, he threw his cigarettes across the room, and didn't smoke any that evening. As he awoke the next morning, he saw the package of cigarettes lying on the floor by the window, picked them up and threw them out in the yard and he never smoked again. He quit "cold turkey". That took courage!!
He also quit drinking beer and liquor, but there is no account for that achievement.
Leo and his brother Gleav enjoyed traveling, fishing, hunting and visiting friends of the family together. He often called his sister Arba just because he was lonely and wanted someone to talk to.
Leo was well beloved by many nieces and nephews. One of his nieces named her baby after him. That baby did not survive and shares the grave with him.
Harry Leo Day was born March 2, 1907 in St. Anthony, Idaho to Harry Hazelton Day and Minnie Maud Johnson Day. The Family home in St. Anthony was very temporary because one year later the little family was living in Moab, Utah.
Leo was the eldest of 11 children: Jessie Agnes, Zirita Maude, Horace Gleav, Welby Herbert, Wanda Ruby,Arba Fern, Denna Ann, Joye, Ethel and Winnie Mae.
Leo attended school in Moab and after graduation from high school, he attended Brigham Young University in Provo.
For most of his life Leo pursued the mining industry and became a valued employee of Consolidated Mining Company in the Ely, Nevada area. He was remembered as a shift foreman who would not send anyone into a dangerous area without first inspecting it himself for safety.
For a short time Uncle Leo ventured into the Los Angeles area to operate a vacuum cleaner business. He became very close to his sister Jessie, who was living and working in Los Angeles as a single mother with a small child. However mining was in his blood and he returned to the Ely area.
Uncle Leo made long lasting friends where ever he went. He was especially kind and generous to young people - including his sisters and their children.
Leo spent most of his life as a single man, however, he did marry twice in his earlier life; to Ivell Anderson and Mary Livingston. Both marriages ended in divorce.
Several times when Leo came home to the family for a visit he found them in need of financial help, of which he gave generously. When the Geneva Steel Plant was under construction, he worked as a construction foreman beside his brother Gleav. This was just prior to him enlisting into the army at Ft. Douglas, Utah on Sept. 29, 1942, shortly after WWII started.
His Military Specialty was with heavy artillery and he qualified as a rifle marksman. His battles and campaigns were: Tunisa in the African Campaign and Sicily, Naples and Rome in the Italy Campaign. His medals were numerous: Good Conduct, European African, Middle Eastern Service, The Purple Heart, and the Croix De Querre (a French medal).
After his occupation in mining was over he worked for Verl & Melba Nichols in their ranching operation. He worked at whatever they required but mostly he built barns and made extensions to their house and store.
In 1968 Leo took a vacation from his work in Ibapah to come to his sister Arba's house in San Carlos, California to help in looking after the kids, while Arba was in the hospital for back surgery. Their dad was traveling three weeks out of four and needed someone to be the "drill sargeant". Leo worked out just fine. He alocated the work out, (of course favoring the girls of the family!)
Arba's son John remembers Leo taking him to the store to buy root beer. Later, when John was still young enough to want more than just a tiny cup of water from the sacrament tray, and when he cried out "more beer mom" it created quite a stir in the church. Uncle Leo's coaching made me the talk of the ward.
Uncle Leo enjoyed visiting Arba Duncan's family. Her son John says: "I don't know why - because we always sent him out-of-doors to smoke his cigarettes." There is an interesting story concerning this: One day as he entered his apartment in Ibapah, after visiting with the Duncans for a week, he sat down to smoke a cigarette. As he took them out of his pocket, he said to himself, "why am I smoking this tobacco?" With that, he threw his cigarettes across the room, and didn't smoke any that evening. As he awoke the next morning, he saw the package of cigarettes lying on the floor by the window, picked them up and threw them out in the yard and he never smoked again. He quit "cold turkey". That took courage!!
He also quit drinking beer and liquor, but there is no account for that achievement.
Leo and his brother Gleav enjoyed traveling, fishing, hunting and visiting friends of the family together. He often called his sister Arba just because he was lonely and wanted someone to talk to.
Leo was well beloved by many nieces and nephews. One of his nieces named her baby after him. That baby did not survive and shares the grave with him.
Leo was the eldest of 11 children: Jessie Agnes, Zirita Maude, Horace Gleav, Welby Herbert, Wanda Ruby,Arba Fern, Denna Ann, Joye, Ethel and Winnie Mae.
Leo attended school in Moab and after graduation from high school, he attended Brigham Young University in Provo.
For most of his life Leo pursued the mining industry and became a valued employee of Consolidated Mining Company in the Ely, Nevada area. He was remembered as a shift foreman who would not send anyone into a dangerous area without first inspecting it himself for safety.
For a short time Uncle Leo ventured into the Los Angeles area to operate a vacuum cleaner business. He became very close to his sister Jessie, who was living and working in Los Angeles as a single mother with a small child. However mining was in his blood and he returned to the Ely area.
Uncle Leo made long lasting friends where ever he went. He was especially kind and generous to young people - including his sisters and their children.
Leo spent most of his life as a single man, however, he did marry twice in his earlier life; to Ivell Anderson and Mary Livingston. Both marriages ended in divorce.
Several times when Leo came home to the family for a visit he found them in need of financial help, of which he gave generously. When the Geneva Steel Plant was under construction, he worked as a construction foreman beside his brother Gleav. This was just prior to him enlisting into the army at Ft. Douglas, Utah on Sept. 29, 1942, shortly after WWII started.
His Military Specialty was with heavy artillery and he qualified as a rifle marksman. His battles and campaigns were: Tunisa in the African Campaign and Sicily, Naples and Rome in the Italy Campaign. His medals were numerous: Good Conduct, European African, Middle Eastern Service, The Purple Heart, and the Croix De Querre (a French medal).
After his occupation in mining was over he worked for Verl & Melba Nichols in their ranching operation. He worked at whatever they required but mostly he built barns and made extensions to their house and store.
In 1968 Leo took a vacation from his work in Ibapah to come to his sister Arba's house in San Carlos, California to help in looking after the kids, while Arba was in the hospital for back surgery. Their dad was traveling three weeks out of four and needed someone to be the "drill sargeant". Leo worked out just fine. He alocated the work out, (of course favoring the girls of the family!)
Arba's son John remembers Leo taking him to the store to buy root beer. Later, when John was still young enough to want more than just a tiny cup of water from the sacrament tray, and when he cried out "more beer mom" it created quite a stir in the church. Uncle Leo's coaching made me the talk of the ward.
Uncle Leo enjoyed visiting Arba Duncan's family. Her son John says: "I don't know why - because we always sent him out-of-doors to smoke his cigarettes." There is an interesting story concerning this: One day as he entered his apartment in Ibapah, after visiting with the Duncans for a week, he sat down to smoke a cigarette. As he took them out of his pocket, he said to himself, "why am I smoking this tobacco?" With that, he threw his cigarettes across the room, and didn't smoke any that evening. As he awoke the next morning, he saw the package of cigarettes lying on the floor by the window, picked them up and threw them out in the yard and he never smoked again. He quit "cold turkey". That took courage!!
He also quit drinking beer and liquor, but there is no account for that achievement.
Leo and his brother Gleav enjoyed traveling, fishing, hunting and visiting friends of the family together. He often called his sister Arba just because he was lonely and wanted someone to talk to.
Leo was well beloved by many nieces and nephews. One of his nieces named her baby after him. That baby did not survive and shares the grave with him.
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