Richard W. Bruner 6/26/1926 - 4/3/2013 Richard Wallace Bruner died peacefully at the age of 86 at his daughter's home. Born in Iowa, he graduated with a BA in English from the University of Minnesota and went on to a distinguished career as a writer. After high school, he served in WWII in the Philippines and Japan, during the Occupation. He started his writing career at the Mankato Freepress (Minnesota) and went on to write the New York segment of the Huntley-Brinkley report, the most popular television news program of its time. He was active in civil rights throughout his life and wrote two books for students, Black Politicians and a biography of Whitney Young, leader of the National Urban League. He also wrote Rush Towards Freedom, a highly acclaimed history of the civil rights movement which was made into a TV mini-series narrated by Julian Bond. His play, A Small Disturbance, was produced off-Broadway. He lived in Tucson for many years, where he continued to write, and he also founded the Tucson Farmers Market at St. Phillips Plaza. He moved to Budapest, Hungary, where he married and co-founded the first independent English language newspaper, Budapest Week, along with his son, Rick. He is survived by his wife, Erzsebet, of Budapest, his sons, Sean, Tucson, and Rick, Brooklyn, his daughter, Susan, Benicia, CA, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Our lives were forever changed when we met Dick and Erzsebet and were invited to participate in the Tucson Farmers' Market at St. Philip's Plaza. We fondly remember those early years of the market and 15 years later we are still going strong. We will never forget who founded the market and were truly saddened to hear of Dick's passing. Please accept our sincere condolences to Erzsebet and the rest of Dick's family.
Steve and Mounty Brown
April 21, 2013
May our Heavenly Father provide strength and comfort to the family during this time of grief. For he is near to those broken at heart. Ps 34:17,18
Ruth
April 13, 2013
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