Benjamin Randolph 'Ben' Day II

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July 27, 2011

Anonymous The Huntsville Item The Huntsville Item Wed Jul 27, 2011, 10:35 PM CDT

BATON ROUGE, La. —

Benjamin Randolph “Ben” Day II of Chelsea, Mass., born Nov. 27, 1942, died Thursday, July 14, 2011, at his home. He was born and raised in Baton Rouge, La. and graduated from Baton Rouge High School, in 1960. He received his bachelor’s of fine arts from Lamar Institute of Technology in Beaumont, Texas, and his master’s of fine arts at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La. He taught graphic design and visual communications at Louisiana Tech, Missouri State University, Boston University, and Virginia Commonwealth University, where he retired as Professor of Communication Arts and Design, in 2005. During his tenure at VCU, he co-authored Typographic Design: Form and Communication, a textbook that continues to be used both in this country and internationally.

Son of the late Benjamin Randolph and Mercedes Friar Day, he leaves his son, Benjamin Randolph “Rand” Day III, and wife, Kelley, of Cincinnati, his daughter Arlene Meredith Day of Louisville, Ky.; his sisters, Becky Abbott and Sandra Aden, both of Huntsville, Texas, and Ginger McInnis of Gonzales, La.; his brother, Arless Day of Bradenton, Fla.; his granddaughters, Sydney Elizabeth and Sarah Avery Day; and numerous nieces and nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews. He also leaves his dear friend Suzanne Perry.

A memorial service will be held at noon Saturday, July 30, at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 11000 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a Virginia Commonwealth University scholarship, established so he may continue in spirit his passion for teaching. Send donations to: The Ben Day Memorial Scholarship for Graphic Design, P. O. Box 842519, 325 N. Harrison St., Richmond, Va. 23284.

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