Dr. Deborah Ann Turner

Deb was one of my best friends during her residency and several years after that while I lived in Des Moines. We worked together in surgery at Broadlawns and had so many fun times at the hospital and around town! Our lives went their separate ways but I never forgot her friendship. I'm sorry I had not seen her in several years. She was a very special lady.

I had just graduated from Physician Assistant training & my first job was with the Gynecological Oncology Service at UIHC. After two years of learning primary care, I jumped into a tertiary unit. Deb Turner was my lifeline, teaching, mentoring, laughing, supporting, counseling & taking care of patients in the best way possible. A truly amazing woman!

I knew Debbie through our years together at Girl Scout camp where she brought so much love and joy to those around her. I've watched her career from a distance and have been inspired by her life and work. I'm so sad for her early passing and I will hold her in my memory and as my model to do more and make a difference in the continuing days.

She was a Beautiful Soil inside and out! Attended church w her in Mason City at St John Baptist Church. Will remember her and her family always! Bless her Family left to carry on her Legacy

In memory of a wonderful champion and trailblazer. My God bring you home and that you´re forever in His loving arms.

Through my wife Virginia, I had the privilege of meeting an extraordinary individual, Dr. T. I am grateful for the opportunity to see the world and this cause from their unique perspective. Your kindness, spirit, and presence will be deeply missed. May you rest in paradise.

What an incredible and accomplished woman! We met in grade school at the YWCA. Spent our Saturdays there and were thrilled when we were selected as basket girls. In junior high school we started as counselors in training at Camp Gaywood in the Girl Scouts. In high school we were cheerleaders together. Her professional career was exemplary. And we were able to meet up several times. She will be missed by many, she impacted and mentored many.

I met Deb as a child when she and her bestie Katie Finley would babysit me. They'd take me with them to "scoop the loop". What an incredible legacy she left. I am happy to have met her.

Debbie Turner was a great classmate and friend from junior high through and high school. She played clarinet very well and was also active in Girl Scouts, attending camp every summer. We were CITs for several summers. We had a lot of laughs and she attended camp staff staff reunions when when she had time off her busy schedule. It was a joy to be her friend and I'm sorry she passed so young. But she accomplished a trememdous amount in the years allotted to her. I'm glad she was my friend.