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Burrell received a Bachelor of Science degree in [[Mathematics]] from the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]. He and his wife, Cathy Faye Ellis Burrell (born September 1953), originally from [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], reside in [[Shreveport]].<ref name=pvs/> The Burrells met in college but did not marry until 2009. They have five adult children combined from previous marriages: Shon Dixon Pendleton, Roy Louis Burrell (born February 1977), Kenya Ellis (born December 1977), Neiman Allen Burrell (born October 1980), and Ryan Woodrow Burrell (born May 1982).<ref name=pvs/><ref name=labi/>
Burrell received a Bachelor of Science degree in [[Mathematics]] from the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]. He and his wife, Cathy Faye Ellis Burrell (born September 1953), originally from [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], reside in [[Shreveport]].<ref name=pvs/> The Burrells met in college but did not marry until 2009. They have five adult children combined from previous marriages: Shon Dixon Pendleton, Roy Louis Burrell (born February 1977), Kenya Ellis (born December 1977), Neiman Allen Burrell (born October 1980), and Ryan Woodrow Burrell (born May 1982).<ref name=pvs/><ref name=labi/>
Burrell is a retired planning engineer for BellSouth Telecommunications. He is a former [[radio]] talk show host on KDKS-FM in Blanchard in Caddo Parish, and a past columnist for the African-American newspaper, ''The Shreveport Sun'',<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/35269/roy-burrell#.VUEOQ_nF-S8
Burrell is a retired planning engineer for BellSouth Telecommunications. He is a former [[radio]] talk show host on KDKS-FM in Blanchard in Caddo Parish, and a past columnist for the African-American newspaper, ''The Shreveport Sun.''<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/35269/roy-burrell#.VUEOQ_nF-S8
|title=Roy Burrell's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref> which was founded in 1920.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caddohistory.com/black_newspaper.html|title=Black History|publisher=caddohistory.com|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref>
|title=Roy Burrell's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref>
He is a former president of Delta Upsilon Lambda chapter of the historically black Alpha Phi Alpha, his college fraternity.<ref name=labi/> He is a former officer of the Queensborough Neighborhood Association,<ref name=pvs/> located in the heart of Shreveport as defined by Jewella Avenue (west), Lakeshore Drive (north), and Interstate 20 (east and south).<ref name=labi/>
He is a former president of Delta Upsilon Lambda chapter of the historically black Alpha Phi Alpha, his college fraternity.<ref name=labi/> He is a former officer of the Queensborough Neighborhood Association,<ref name=pvs/> located in the heart of Shreveport as defined by Jewella Avenue (west), Lakeshore Drive (north), and Interstate 20 (east and south).<ref name=labi/>