From The Platte Enterprise, October 20, 1916 - Lawrence Day was born in Ireton, Iowa May 1, 1894, died at Vermillion, S.D., Oct. 7, 1916, aged 22 years, 4 months and 7 days. He was the only son of Dr. and Mrs. C.E. Day, and leaves to mourn his loss a widowed mother, and one sister, Marjory. Dr. C.E. Day, his father, was one of the early settlers of Platte, moving to this city about thirteen years ago, and Lawrence grew to manhood in this community. His father died nearly three years ago, and Lawrence and his mother and sister continued to make their home in Platte until Lawrence left last month to enter the University of South Dakota, located at Vermillion.
Lawrence Day was a member of his graduating class of 1916 of the Platte High School, and while a student of Platte High was prominent both in the classroom and on the athletic field. Lawrence was star full back of the Platte High football team of 1915, and despite injuries that kept him out of the game part of the season, was one of the most valuable men on the team, and was considered one of the best backfield men in the South Dakota State High School Association. As a member of the Platte High track team of 1916, Lawrence entered the South Dakota High School meet at Vermilion, and won the gold medal in the 220 yard dash, breaking the track record for that event. At the Rosebud County meet at Dallas last spring, Lawrence won three gold medals and was the individual star of the meet.
At the University of South Dakota, which Lawrence entered as a freshman, this fall, his early record gave every promise of a brilliant career, both as an athlete and as a scholar. He was a member of the early season training camp squad at the University, but the press of outside work in addition to his studies, compelled him to lay football aside for the first year. Although he had been at the University but a few weeks, and had entered as a freshman, Lawrence speedily won for himself a wide circle of friends and acquaintances at the University. He was a pledge of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at the University, and was universally respected and admired by all who knew him.
In his home town, the news of his untimely death was received with almost universal sorrow. Lawrence was a Platte boy, in whom Platte people took an unusual interest, and from whom unusual things were expected. His record in Platte contained no flaws. As an athlete he was a clean, hard-working sportsman, who gave the best he had to the game. His life was the same. He played fair, and scorned to take a mean advantage of a friend or an opponent. His classmates and teammates looked up to him, and unconsciously followed his leadershsip. Although but a young man, he showed unmistakable evidence of being a born leader among men, and he possessed the natural ability to have made an enviable record for himself at his chosen profession, that of medicine.
The entire community feels his loss, and knows that in his death there is a personal loss, not only to his mother and sister, but to every friend who knew him. The community so far from extending to the sorrowing mother and sister, their sympathy at Lawrence's untimely death, joins with that mother and sister in grieving for him.
Lawrence Day was a member of his graduating class of 1916 of the Platte High School, and while a student of Platte High was prominent both in the classroom and on the athletic field. Lawrence was star full back of the Platte High football team of 1915, and despite injuries that kept him out of the game part of the season, was one of the most valuable men on the team, and was considered one of the best backfield men in the South Dakota State High School Association. As a member of the Platte High track team of 1916, Lawrence entered the South Dakota High School meet at Vermilion, and won the gold medal in the 220 yard dash, breaking the track record for that event. At the Rosebud County meet at Dallas last spring, Lawrence won three gold medals and was the individual star of the meet.
At the University of South Dakota, which Lawrence entered as a freshman, this fall, his early record gave every promise of a brilliant career, both as an athlete and as a scholar. He was a member of the early season training camp squad at the University, but the press of outside work in addition to his studies, compelled him to lay football aside for the first year. Although he had been at the University but a few weeks, and had entered as a freshman, Lawrence speedily won for himself a wide circle of friends and acquaintances at the University. He was a pledge of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at the University, and was universally respected and admired by all who knew him.
In his home town, the news of his untimely death was received with almost universal sorrow. Lawrence was a Platte boy, in whom Platte people took an unusual interest, and from whom unusual things were expected. His record in Platte contained no flaws. As an athlete he was a clean, hard-working sportsman, who gave the best he had to the game. His life was the same. He played fair, and scorned to take a mean advantage of a friend or an opponent. His classmates and teammates looked up to him, and unconsciously followed his leadershsip. Although but a young man, he showed unmistakable evidence of being a born leader among men, and he possessed the natural ability to have made an enviable record for himself at his chosen profession, that of medicine.
The entire community feels his loss, and knows that in his death there is a personal loss, not only to his mother and sister, but to every friend who knew him. The community so far from extending to the sorrowing mother and sister, their sympathy at Lawrence's untimely death, joins with that mother and sister in grieving for him.
From The Platte Enterprise, October 20, 1916 - Lawrence Day was born in Ireton, Iowa May 1, 1894, died at Vermillion, S.D., Oct. 7, 1916, aged 22 years, 4 months and 7 days. He was the only son of Dr. and Mrs. C.E. Day, and leaves to mourn his loss a widowed mother, and one sister, Marjory. Dr. C.E. Day, his father, was one of the early settlers of Platte, moving to this city about thirteen years ago, and Lawrence grew to manhood in this community. His father died nearly three years ago, and Lawrence and his mother and sister continued to make their home in Platte until Lawrence left last month to enter the University of South Dakota, located at Vermillion.
Lawrence Day was a member of his graduating class of 1916 of the Platte High School, and while a student of Platte High was prominent both in the classroom and on the athletic field. Lawrence was star full back of the Platte High football team of 1915, and despite injuries that kept him out of the game part of the season, was one of the most valuable men on the team, and was considered one of the best backfield men in the South Dakota State High School Association. As a member of the Platte High track team of 1916, Lawrence entered the South Dakota High School meet at Vermilion, and won the gold medal in the 220 yard dash, breaking the track record for that event. At the Rosebud County meet at Dallas last spring, Lawrence won three gold medals and was the individual star of the meet.
At the University of South Dakota, which Lawrence entered as a freshman, this fall, his early record gave every promise of a brilliant career, both as an athlete and as a scholar. He was a member of the early season training camp squad at the University, but the press of outside work in addition to his studies, compelled him to lay football aside for the first year. Although he had been at the University but a few weeks, and had entered as a freshman, Lawrence speedily won for himself a wide circle of friends and acquaintances at the University. He was a pledge of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at the University, and was universally respected and admired by all who knew him.
In his home town, the news of his untimely death was received with almost universal sorrow. Lawrence was a Platte boy, in whom Platte people took an unusual interest, and from whom unusual things were expected. His record in Platte contained no flaws. As an athlete he was a clean, hard-working sportsman, who gave the best he had to the game. His life was the same. He played fair, and scorned to take a mean advantage of a friend or an opponent. His classmates and teammates looked up to him, and unconsciously followed his leadershsip. Although but a young man, he showed unmistakable evidence of being a born leader among men, and he possessed the natural ability to have made an enviable record for himself at his chosen profession, that of medicine.
The entire community feels his loss, and knows that in his death there is a personal loss, not only to his mother and sister, but to every friend who knew him. The community so far from extending to the sorrowing mother and sister, their sympathy at Lawrence's untimely death, joins with that mother and sister in grieving for him.
Lawrence Day was a member of his graduating class of 1916 of the Platte High School, and while a student of Platte High was prominent both in the classroom and on the athletic field. Lawrence was star full back of the Platte High football team of 1915, and despite injuries that kept him out of the game part of the season, was one of the most valuable men on the team, and was considered one of the best backfield men in the South Dakota State High School Association. As a member of the Platte High track team of 1916, Lawrence entered the South Dakota High School meet at Vermilion, and won the gold medal in the 220 yard dash, breaking the track record for that event. At the Rosebud County meet at Dallas last spring, Lawrence won three gold medals and was the individual star of the meet.
At the University of South Dakota, which Lawrence entered as a freshman, this fall, his early record gave every promise of a brilliant career, both as an athlete and as a scholar. He was a member of the early season training camp squad at the University, but the press of outside work in addition to his studies, compelled him to lay football aside for the first year. Although he had been at the University but a few weeks, and had entered as a freshman, Lawrence speedily won for himself a wide circle of friends and acquaintances at the University. He was a pledge of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at the University, and was universally respected and admired by all who knew him.
In his home town, the news of his untimely death was received with almost universal sorrow. Lawrence was a Platte boy, in whom Platte people took an unusual interest, and from whom unusual things were expected. His record in Platte contained no flaws. As an athlete he was a clean, hard-working sportsman, who gave the best he had to the game. His life was the same. He played fair, and scorned to take a mean advantage of a friend or an opponent. His classmates and teammates looked up to him, and unconsciously followed his leadershsip. Although but a young man, he showed unmistakable evidence of being a born leader among men, and he possessed the natural ability to have made an enviable record for himself at his chosen profession, that of medicine.
The entire community feels his loss, and knows that in his death there is a personal loss, not only to his mother and sister, but to every friend who knew him. The community so far from extending to the sorrowing mother and sister, their sympathy at Lawrence's untimely death, joins with that mother and sister in grieving for him.
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The death date on this marker is incorrect, possibly from confusion with his sister Marjory, who died October 30, 1918. Lawrence died on October 7, 1916.
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