SORAYA NICOLE DAY

Soraya Nicole Day was born on July 25th, 1982 to the late Tamara and Tyrone Day both of Philadelphia, PA. She was educated in the Philadelphia Public School System graduating with honors from Frankford High School in 2000.

As a child, Soraya was quite shy and was a bit of a crybaby earning the nickname “Wendy Whiner”. She grew to be outspoken and strived to be the best at everything. Soraya spent about five years proudly dressed in blue and gold as a member of the 224 Drill Team and then in red, gold and blue as a teenager serving as the Captain of the Frankford High Cheerleading Team. She also served as a cheer coach for the Frankford Chargers and won first place every year they competed. Soraya started her career at IBX and was a part of that team for over ten years, she then moved on to Health Partners for close to ten years and recently became a part of the ShopRite family.

Soraya was the first granddaughter to Bessie Doris Watson and spent a lot of her childhood and teenage years being the “big sister” to her cousins. She enjoyed being the one that everyone went to. On November 25th, 2003, Soraya’s life changed tremendously. She gave birth to Cianni Renea! She was so proud to be a mother! Throughout Cianni’s life, Soraya was her biggest cheerleader and supporter. Cianni, knowing that Soraya was allergic to cats, somehow turned her into the mom with six cats. As an adult, Cianni became her best friend. You could find them two watching documentaries, laughing together, cooking together and just enjoying one another’s company. Even once Cianni left for college, Soraya kept the normalcy by doing those same things via Facetime.

Soraya took pride in being a great friend to everyone. She would do whatever she could to make you smile and laugh. It was important to Soraya that her friends and family understood the magnitude of togetherness. She would host parties with family and friends to unite them. And if you ever got the invite to an Eagles Super Bowl party…you were sure to have a good time! You were sure to find Soraya yelling at the TV cheering her Lakers while wearing something with Kobe on it. Or screaming at the TV when the Eagles scored.

Soraya was preceded in death by her grandparents Annie Lee and Edward Day; her parents Tamara and Tyrone Day; her brother-in-love Raheem Jubilee; her aunt Lucille Booker; her uncle Sid Booker Jr. and her beloved dog Missy.

She leaves to cherish her memory: daughter Cianni Renea; grandmother Bessie Doris Watson; sisters Kia Gary and Myrtice King; brother Andrew Day; nieces Ty’jae, Ty’ki and Ty’lia; god-sister Tanyra; god-children Leghend, Tyshiymah and Tysean; bonus children Ashlyn and One; best friends Jessica Lassiter and Sporty Jones and a host of aunts, uncles cousins and friends.

Acknowledgements:

Cianni would like to express a special appreciation to her older cousins Najah Booker, Chaz Booker and most importantly Ameerah Bond for going above and beyond for Cianni during this extremely difficult time.