Former NYC Mayor David Dinkins passed away last night

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I was watching tv and they kept talking about the former mayor. I was thinking he was still living. Then they said he passed last night. He was 93 and NYC's first black mayor.
WikiTree profile: David Dinkins
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This news reminded me of the New York City Mayors Challenge. Dinkins was one of the very few NYC mayors who lacked profiles, and of course several of the mayors with profiles are still unconnected.

Thanks to Nathan Kennedy and Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz for creating his profile. I added a link to List of New York City Mayors. cool

Findagrave has his wife and parents linked (and her parents)

Unfortunately, it's one of those virtual "burial unknown" memorials. Being born in 1927 we could hope finding him on a census, if they were not too poorly recorded / indexed.

It's "unknown" because he hasn't had a funeral or been buried yet. His parents names are known and their memorials have tombstone photos. See also his fathers obituary, titled "William H. Dinkins Jr., father of N.Y. mayor". I did find him in the 1930 and 1940 censuses, with parents listed.

Thanks. William Dinkins's spouse on Find A Grave (Lottie) is different from the one found on the 1930 census (Sarah) and there is a source for the marriage of William Dinkins and Sarah B. Lucy. Did he marry twice?

It's a bit confusing. He is linked to his father William Harvey Dinkins and mother Sally A. Dinkins. However William is not (currently) linked as her spouse. Lottie Lee Dinkins is linked instead. William's obituary mentions "his first wife, Sally." and also mentions that "both his wives" are deceased.

David Dinkins's Wikipedia page says he was the son of Sarah "Sally" Lucy and his parents separated when he was 6 years old. This matches the information we have (William's marriage to Sarah Lucy, David Dinkins enumerated in 1930 with parents William and Sarah, but William being eventually buried with Lottie.)

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Big funeral I am sure.  SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIRED.

Daisey A. Fish
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