Cecil Burke Day was the Christian philanthropist who founded the Days Inn Hotel chain. He was born in Georgia in 1934 and would die of cancer 44 years later in that same state. After dropping out of Mercer University, Day joined the United States Marine Corps and then studied Industrial Management at Georgia Institute of Technology. As a student at Georgia Tech, Day married Deen Day Sanders, and together they had five children. Over the years, Day became a successful …