Eileen Daily

This article is about the American politician. For the Canadian politician, see Eileen Dailly. For the actress, see Eileen Daly.

Eileen Meade Daily (March 3, 1943 – July 30, 2015) was an American politician who served in the Connecticut Senate from 1993 to 2013.

Daily was born in Boston on March 3, 1943.[1] She was raised in Dorchester, and moved to Westbrook, Connecticut, in 1974.[1][2] From 1983 to 1989, Daily was a member of the Westbrook Board of Education. She subsequently served on the board of selectmen until 1991, when she was elected first selectwomen of Westbrook.[2] Daily was first elected to the Connecticut Senate from district 33 in 1992.[3][4] Following her lung cancer diagnosis,[5][6] Daily announced in May 2012 that she would not stand for reelection later that year.[7]

Daily died of lung cancer at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford on July 30, 2015.[5] Westbrook station was rededicated in March 2017 in Daily's honor.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Eileen Meade Daily". Hartford Courant. Legacy.com. August 1, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Former Connecticut Sen. Eileen Daily dies at 72". New Haven Register. July 30, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Altimari, Daniela (July 30, 2015). "Former State Sen. Eileen Daily Dies at 72". Hartford Courant. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Death of Former State Senator Eileen Daily Announced". Valley News Now. July 30, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Former Sen. Eileen Daily, long a force in state finance, dies at 72". Connecticut Mirror. July 30, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "Former state Sen. Eileen Daily, 72, dies". Norwich Bulletin. Associated Press. July 30, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  7. ^ Stuart, Christine (May 15, 2012). "Longtime Connecticut Sen. Eileen Daily won't seek reelection". The Register Citizen. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  8. ^ Gamble, Ann (March 7, 2017). "Westbrook train station dedicated to late state Sen. Eileen Daily". Shoreline Times. Retrieved December 28, 2018.