Whereas Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 3, 1922; Whereas, as a child, Doris was encouraged by her father, Frederick Wilhelm Von Kappelhoff (a music teacher, choir master, and church organist), and mother, Alma Sophia Welz, to take singing lessons; Whereas, at age 15 while performing locally, Doris adopted the stage name “Day” for increased marquee appeal; Whereas, in 1940, Ms. Day was hired by Les Brown to perform with his band; Whereas Ms. Day’s first signature hit “Sentimental Journey,” cowritten by Mr. Brown, reached the Billboard charts in 1945, peaked at the number one position, and launched her into music stardom; Whereas, during 1945 and 1946, Ms. Day enjoyed six other top ten hits as vocalist of the Les Brown Band including “My Dreams Are Getting Better,” which peaked at the number one position, “You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart),” “The Whole World Is Singing My Song,” “Till The End of Time,” “Tain’t Me,” and “I Got the Sun in the Mornin’”; Whereas Ms. Day’s first soloist hit “Love Somebody,” recorded as a duet with Buddy Clark, reached the Billboard charts in 1948, peaked at the number one position, and became a Gold record; Whereas Ms. Day’s second soloist hit “It’s Magic,” featured in Ms. Day’s film debut Romance on the High Seas, reached the Billboard charts in 1948, peaked at the number two position, and launched her into movie stardom; Whereas, from 1948 to 1975, Ms. Day was featured in 39 films and two television shows, including her popular television show, The Doris Day Show ; Whereas Ms. Day’s performance in the film Pillow Talk was recognized with a Golden Globe award in the category of Best Actress; Whereas, in 1956, Ms. Day’s song “Que Sera, Sera” was awarded an Oscar in the category of Best Song for its feature in Alfred Hitchcock’s film, The Man Who Knew Too Much