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A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Emanuel C. Turner Memorial Highway in 1
Breathitt County. 2
WHEREAS, Emanuel C. Turner, son of Oakley and Susie Turner, was born on May 3
29, 1947, on Turners Creek, Talbert, Kentucky; and 4
WHEREAS, Emanuel C. Taylor enjoyed reading history books and encyclopedias 5
for the joy of learning and had tremendous capacity to remember what he learned. He 6
earned his medical degree from the University of Louisville in 1973, and returned to his 7
beloved Breathitt County where he worked for twenty years; and 8
WHEREAS, Emanuel C. Taylor later attended the University of Kentucky College 9
of Law, earning his juris doctor in 1995, and practiced law in Jackson for twenty years at 10
his law firm, Turner and O'Neill. His partner, Patrick O'Neill, was a friend whom he 11
highly respected and greatly enjoyed spending time with; and 12
WHEREAS, Emanuel C. Taylor loved people and enjoyed meeting them statewide 13
while campaigning for Steve Beshear for lieutenant governor and governor. He also 14
enjoyed meeting people when he ran for Breathitt County Judge/Executive. Even though 15
he lost his bid for Breathitt County Judge/Executive by fewer than 40 votes, he never 16
regretted the time spent visiting people throughout the county, learning their relationships 17
and histories; and 18
WHEREAS, Emanuel C. Taylor was a member of the Turners Creek Mennonite 19
Church, which was founded the year he was born, and throughout his life served as 20
Sunday School teacher, spending hours researching and compiling his own lessons, 21
worship leader where he played guitar and sang; and moderator where he surprised the 22
congregation each Sunday with his varied subjects of opening remarks; and 23
WHEREAS, Emanuel C. Taylor loved his family greatly and enjoyed spending 24
time at home with his wife, Brenda Fern, their children, Beverly, David, Susan, and 25
Stephanie, and their nine grandchildren. He was also close to his sister, Mattie Ruth, her 26
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than large family gatherings which often included Brenda's large Swartzentruber clan; 1
and 2
WHEREAS, after being diagnosed with cancer, Emanuel C. Turner was determined 3
to live as long as he could to see his grandchildren grow up and fought almost five years 4
before his death on October 8, 2017; and 5
WHEREAS, Emanuel C. Taylor, who was described on his death as a "salt of the 6
earth person", leaves behind a lifetime of friends and family who continue to miss his 7
gentleness, knowledge, sense of humor, and desire to help others; and 8
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that the life of Emanuel C. Taylor be 9
memorialized in some tangible way; 10
NOW, THEREFORE, 11
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 12
ď˘Section 1. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate Kentucky Route 1933 in 13
Breathitt County as the "Emanuel C. Taylor Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 14
days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this 15
designation. 16