▁married ▁again ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁same - sex ▁wed ding ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁after ▁the ▁California ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁decision ▁in ▁In ▁re ▁Mar riage ▁C ases ▁legal ized ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁in ▁California . ▁Two ▁months ▁later ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Martin ▁died ▁from ▁comp lications ▁of ▁an ▁arm ▁b one ▁f ract ure ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ; ▁Lyon ▁died ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Del ▁Martin ▁ ▁Del ▁Martin ▁was ▁born ▁as ▁Dor othy ▁Louise ▁Tal ia fer ro ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁sal ut ator ian ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁George ▁Washington ▁High ▁School . ▁She ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁and ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco ▁State ▁College , ▁where ▁she ▁studied ▁journal ism , ▁and ▁she ▁earned ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Study ▁of ▁Human ▁Sex ual ity . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁married ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁to ▁James ▁Martin ▁and ▁retained ▁his ▁name ▁after ▁their ▁divor ce . ▁ ▁She ▁had ▁one ▁daughter , ▁K endra ▁Mon . ▁Martin ▁died ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁at ▁U CS F ▁H osp ice ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁from ▁comp lications ▁of ▁an ▁arm ▁b one ▁f ract