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Vivian "Buster" Burey Marshall (February 11, 1911 – February 11, 1955) was an American civil rights activist and was married for 25 years, until her death, to Thurgood Marshall, lead counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, who also managed Brown v. Board of Education (1954).
Marriage. Suyat met Thurgood Marshall, then married him in 1955 after Marshall's previous wife, Vivian Burey, died of lung cancer. Suyat married Marshall on December 17, 1955. [4] Roy Wilkins, who was secretary of the NAACP, presided over the service at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Harlem, New York.
24 nov 2022 · For a Hawaiian, marrying Mr. Marshall, after his first wife, Vivian (Burey) Marshall, died of lung cancer at 44, meant crossing an even bigger barrier, especially after Walter White, the...
19 ago 2016 · Nine months after the Brown decision, his first wife, Vivian "Buster" Burey, died of cancer at the age of 44. One of the country's most accomplished black men was suddenly a widower.
Vivian G “Buster” Burey Marshall. Birth. 11 Feb 1911. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA. Death. 11 Feb 1955 (aged 44) Harlem, New York County, New York, USA. Burial. Eden Cemetery. Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map. Plot. Celestine, Lot 617. Memorial ID. 201646054. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial.
Marshall wed Vivian "Buster" Burey on September 4, 1929, while he was a student at Lincoln University. [3] : 101, 103 They remained married until her death from cancer in 1955. [2] : 180 Marshall married Cecilia "Cissy" Suyat , an NAACP secretary, eleven months later; they had two children: Thurgood Jr. and John .
Vivian "Buster" Burey dies at 44. In 1954, Thurgood Marshall's wife, "Buster," learned she was dying from lung cancer. Because Marshall was in the middle of arguing Brown v. Board of Education, Buster did not tell Marshall of her illness until after May 17, 1954 when the case was decided.
