Lynn W. Day (1932-1999)

Raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, Lynn Day was a graduate of Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut, and of Vassar College. She moved to the Detroit area in 1956 after marrying Stanley R. Day, a longtime Michigan resident. Together they raised a family of four children.

Following in the footsteps of Carl Weyerhaeuser and especially her father Frederick K. Weyerhaeuser, who led family efforts to establish the Forest History Society in 1946, Lynn first served the Society as an FHS Board member from 1977 to 1983. She was active in the Society's first long-range planning efforts, served on the Development Committee, and was instrumental in ensuring the success of the Society's first endowment efforts. For over two decades Lynn provided important counsel to the Society leadership. Her efforts did not wane over the years as she served another two terms as Board member from 1990-1996. She was elected Fellow, the Society's highest honor, in 1984. Lynn was also appointed as Senior Fellow and Director, an honor that was previously held only by her friend and colleague Alvin J. Huss; this honor was conferred posthumously at the October 1999 FHS Board meeting.

Locally, Mrs. Day was an active Board member of the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan, and the Henry Ford Health System. She was a founding Commissioner of the Greening of Detroit and a member of the Garden Club of Michigan. She was also involved with the Michigan Forest Association and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Mrs. Day took on several leadership positions in her extended family, including serving on the Boards of Rock Island Company and the Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation. For many years she and her husband Stan enjoyed operating a Tree Farm utilizing environmental and conservation techniques in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Lynn Weyerhaeuser Day is survived by a daughter, Vivian W. Day; sons, Stanley Jr., F. K, and Lincoln; and two grandchildren, Christopher and Elizabeth Day Stroh.