| 10 | | - | Whereas, Don Turner graduated from Milton High School and Champlain College and |
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| 11 | | - | served his hometown and the State of Vermont as an exemplary public official, and |
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| 12 | | - | Whereas, at 16 years of age, he volunteered for the Milton Fire and Rescue |
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| 13 | | - | Department, beginning a three-decade-plus firefighting career, and for many years, he |
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| 14 | | - | served in the dual roles of fire chief and town forest fire warden, and his other civic roles |
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| 15 | | - | included service on the Board of Civil Authority and, more recently, as Milton’s |
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| 16 | | - | respected town manager, a position that benefited from his wealth of prior municipal |
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| 17 | | - | experience, and |
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| 18 | | - | Whereas, in early 2006, Governor Jim Douglas appointed Don Turner to represent the |
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| 19 | | - | Town of Milton in the General Assembly, and the voters of his House district reaffirmed |
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| 20 | | - | their support of his legislative tenure at six subsequent elections, and |
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| 21 | | - | Whereas, prior to the 2011 legislative session, the House Republican Caucus elected |
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| 22 | | - | Don Turner as its leader for the first of four consecutive terms, and he ardently advocated |
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| 23 | | - | on its behalf while also promoting an amicable legislative process, and |
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| 24 | | - | Whereas, aside from his public sector duties, Don Turner was a successful realtor, |
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| 25 | | - | helped oversee his family’s construction business and bowling alley, and was an avid fan |
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| 26 | | - | of Milton High School’s girls’ soccer team, and |
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| 27 | | - | Whereas, Don Turner briefly, but bravely, battled against glioblastoma prior to his |
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| 28 | | - | death on November 30, 2024, at 60 years of age, and he is survived by his loving wife of |
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| 29 | | - | 40 years, Gail; his children; grandchildren; and parents, and the citizens of Milton will |
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| 30 | | - | miss his friendship and leadership, now therefore be it |
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| 8 | + | HouseconcurrentresolutioninmemoryofformerRepresentative,HouseRepublicanLeader,and |
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| 9 | + | MiltonTownManagerDonaldH.TurnerJr. |
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| 10 | + | Whereas,DonTurnergraduatedfromMiltonHighSchoolandChamplainCollegeandservedhis |
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| 11 | + | hometownandtheStateofVermontasanexemplarypublicofficial, and |
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| 12 | + | Whereas,at16yearsofage,hevolunteeredfortheMiltonFireandRescueDepartment,beginninga |
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| 13 | + | three-decade-plusfirefightingcareer,andformanyyears,heservedinthedualrolesoffirechiefand |
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| 14 | + | townforestfirewarden,andhisothercivicrolesincludedserviceontheBoardofCivilAuthorityand, |
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| 15 | + | morerecently,asMilton’srespectedtownmanager,apositionthatbenefitedfromhiswealthofprior |
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| 16 | + | municipalexperience, and |
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| 17 | + | Whereas,inearly2006,GovernorJimDouglasappointedDonTurnertorepresenttheTownof |
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| 18 | + | MiltonintheGeneralAssembly,andthevotersofhisHousedistrictreaffirmedtheirsupportofhis |
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| 19 | + | legislativetenureatsixsubsequentelections, and |
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| 20 | + | Whereas,priortothe2011legislativesession,theHouseRepublicanCaucuselectedDonTurneras |
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| 21 | + | itsleaderforthefirstoffourconsecutiveterms,andheardentlyadvocatedonitsbehalfwhilealso |
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| 22 | + | promotinganamicablelegislativeprocess, and |
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| 23 | + | Whereas,asidefromhispublicsectorduties,DonTurnerwasasuccessfulrealtor,helpedoverseehis |
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| 24 | + | family’sconstructionbusinessandbowlingalley,andwasanavidfanofMiltonHighSchool’sgirls’ |
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| 25 | + | soccerteam, and |
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| 26 | + | Whereas,DonTurnerbriefly,butbravely,battledagainstglioblastomapriortohisdeathon |
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| 27 | + | November30,2024,at60yearsofage,andheissurvivedbyhislovingwifeof40years,Gail;his |
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| 28 | + | children;grandchildren;andparents,andthecitizensofMiltonwillmisshisfriendshipandleadership, |
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| 29 | + | nowtherefore be it |
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