Ralph Vinson "r.v." Durham

Teamsters Celebrate Life of Longtime Leader R.V. Durham

Ralph Vinson “R.V.” Durham, who led Teamsters Local 391 for more than a quarter century, passed away on March 17, 2026. From a young age, Durham understood the value of a hard day’s work, delivering newspapers, laboring in cotton fields, and helping in his family’s restaurant. Those early lessons shaped a lifetime commitment to fighting for dignity on the job. He began his Teamsters journey in 1950 as a truck driver for Roadway Express at 19 yea…