Wrongful Deaths of Sephra Burks and Children
DATE: April 23, 2008
ADDRESS:
600 Commerce Street, 5th Floor
Dallas, Texas
STAND UP FOR SEPHRA BURKS
Tyrus Burks is deaf. In high school he met his wife, Sephra, who was
also deaf in high school. They got married and had four beautiful
children, Tyrus, Jr., Michael, Antonio, and Vivianna. The Burks lived
at Colonial Tepeyac Apartments here in Dallas. Colonial Tepeyac was
told by the Dallas Fire Department to install special strobe smoke
alarms in the Burks’ two story apartment. Colonial Tepeyac’s
management company, Marquis, did not install the correct number of
strobe alarms upstairs and downstairs nor did the complex put the
strobe in the bedroom.
In the early morning hours of January 9, 2005, a faulty power strip
started a fire in the downstairs of the Burks’ apartment home. The
fire woke Tyrus, and he tried to put the fire out. The fire was too
far advanced. Tyrus and Sephra raced from room to room to save their
children. While Tyrus was waking up his oldest sons, Sephra with the
baby in her arms went to find three year old Antonio. Sephra tried to
exit to the hallway, but it was filled with fire. After the fire
Sephra was found in the bedroom of their three year old son, Antonio,
with baby Vivianna still in her arms. Sephra burned to death trying to
save her children. Antonio and Vivianna died at their mother’s side.
Sephra, Antonio, and Vivianna’s lives could have been saved but for
Colonia Tepeyac’s and Marquis Management’s FAILURE to give EQUAL
PROTECTION to their DEAF tenants. The lawsuit against the apartment
complex managers (Marquis) will begin trial on Wednesday, April 23,
2008. The trial will be on the 5th floor of the Dallas County
Courthouse in County Court at Law No. 5 before Judge Mark Greenberg.
Signing interpreters will be present throughout the trial.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
Please take the time to attend this trial even if only for a few
hours. Make sure that the deaf community’s voice is finally heard in
Dallas. Stand up in support of Sephra, Antonio, and Vivianna and the
deaf community by being present at this trial.
See family picture: (PDF format)
TEXT 214-864-5112 FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Email: [email protected]
Phone: 214-864-5112
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