He later moved to Tybee Island, Georgia, site of his father's first Days Inn, where he worked in real estate and investments.
He took office in January 1995 at a time when his brother, Clinton M. Day, served as a member of the Georgia State Senate.
Burke Day continued to serve in the Georgia House for 8 consecutive terms (16 years), until January 2011.
[2][3] Day served on the Appropriations, Defense & Veterans Affairs, and Public Safety & Homeland Security committees.
[5] Burke Day died at his home in Tybee Island, Georgia on March 5, 2017, from complications of a stroke.