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June Bacon-Bercey was also known with the name of June Esther Bacon Bercey. She was known for being the first female TV Meteorologist. Besides that, she also had been honored in many campaigns and universities due to her work and contribution.
June was born on 23 October 1932 in Wichita, Kansas, U.S., and died on 3 July 2019; however, the news was shared regarding her death in early 2020. She was African-American by nationality and used to hold the ethnicity of mixed. Regarding her education, she got her bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas in 1954 and a Masters from the University of California in 1995. Moreover, in 1979 she also got her Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Southern California.
Death Cause and Funeral
It’s hard breaking moment for the world that the legendary forecaster died. The first African-American female meteorologist June Bacon Bercey passed away on 3 June 2019 at the age of 90 at a care facility in Burlingame, Calif, which was said by her family.
The cause behind her death was frontotemporal dementia, which was said by her daughter St. Claire. However, June’s death went unreported until her daughter St. Claire reached out to the Accu Weather and shared the news of her passing late last month.
Her daughter and her family members survive her.
The Buffalo area historian Steve Cichon shared some words regarding her;
“She wasn’t in Buffalo very long, but she made Buffalo broadcasting history as the first woman of color to be on a TV news anchor team here. She wasn’t in Buffalo very long, but she made Buffalo broadcasting history as the first woman of color to be on a TV news anchor team here.”
And her daughter also shared condolence towards her mother via her Facebook account.
Net Worth, Salary, and Income
June started her professional career as an engineer, where she worked for the Sperry Corporation. And she had also worked for several federal organizations, which include National Weather Service, United States Atomic Energy Commission, and National Meteorological Center.
Then from the year 1979 to 1989, she served as the chief administrator for Television Weather Activities at NOAA and also worked on many projects. Besides that, she has also won the prize money of $64,000 as a contestant on The $128,00 Question in 1977. With that amount she won, she used it to establish a scholarship fund for young women. Besides that, June was also featured in a book for young people named June Bacon-Bercey: a meteorologist talks about the weather. Moreover, in 2000 she was also honored during a three-day conference at Howard University for her contribution to helping to establish meteorology, which was located at Jackson State University in Mississippi.
Working as a renowned meteorologist for more than half of her life, she might have earned a handsome amount of money before her death. However, the actual figure of her net worth was $200 thousand.
Married to Husband, J. Bacon Jr
June was a married woman. She married her long-time boyfriend named J. Bacon Jr in 1954. However, much detail regarding their marriage life detail is still unknown to the media. Being together, they were blessed with two children Dail St. Claire and Dawn Marie.
Family Parents Siblings
June was born to African parents. She was the daughter of a musician mother and an attorney father. However, info regarding their name is still under review. Moreover, her sibling’s name is still under review.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Size
June was blessed with decent body measurements before her death. However, info regarding her height and weight is still under review. She was blessed with black colored hair and had pairs of beautiful black colored eyes.
