NORFOLK, Va. — Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., has postponed her appearance at ODU following the death of her brother, Dexter Scott King.
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Dexter Scott King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer
Dexter Scott King died Monday after battling prostate cancer. He was 62 years old.
His wife shared in a statement that he died “peacefully in his sleep.”
Dexter Scott King was the third of four children born to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. He was an attorney and served as the chairman of The King Center in Atlanta.
In addition to his wife, he’s survived by his older brother, Martin Luther King III, and his younger sister, Bernice King. The eldest King sibling, Yolanda King, died in 2007.
“Words cannot express the heart break I feel from losing another sibling," Bernice King shared in a statement.
Bernice King’s visit to ODU – which was initially scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 23 – has been postponed until next year’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Observance.
ODU says the presentation of the Hugo Owens Martin Luther King Jr. Award has also been postponed until 2025.
