Arleen Marilyn Day (March 7, 1949 – September 4, 2012) was a

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curler from

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. Day was born in

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as Arleen Fitzsimmons and grew up in

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. She would later move to Regina to attend business college. She began curling at age 13. In 1982, she skipped her team of

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, Velva Squire and Dorthy Hepper to a provincial championship. At the 1982 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Day and her Saskatchewan rink finished the round robin in a 5-way tie for first place with a 7-3 record. The team beat Alberta's

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in a tie breaker match, but would lose in the semi-final to Nova Scotia's

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. Day was involved in a car accident in 1984, where she injured her back, and by 1986 she could not continue her curling career, so she turned to officiating the sport. She began officiating in 1989 at the

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. She was also an official at the

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and was the head official at the 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Outside of curling, Day worked for the Government of Saskatchewan. Day died from lung cancer in

at the

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References

Obituary

Arleen Day's passing sad for the sport

{{DEFAULTSORT:Day, Arleen 1949 births 2012 deaths Canadian women curlers 20th-century Canadian civil servants Deaths from cancer in Saskatchewan Deaths from lung cancer Curlers from Regina, Saskatchewan People from Rural Municipality Wreford No. 280, Saskatchewan 20th-century Canadian women