John-Turk-Obituary

John W. Turk

Longview, Texas

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John W. Turk LONGVIEW, TX - Services for John W. Turk, 85, of Longview will be noon (1700Z), Thursday, October 29, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church in Longview with Dr. Pat Sparks, Dr. Bob Parrott and Rev.David Lindwall officiating under the direction of Rader Funeral Home. Mr....

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The Final Salute

“Brothers in Arms”, Military men and women down through the centuries, have traditionally exchanged “Hand Salutes” as a sign of recognition and as a way to render courtesy and respect one to another.

This “Hand Salute” is the last that we shall render to John W. Turk our “Brother-in-Arms”. To his family it symbolizes the love and respect that we have for John. And to John it is rendered as a symbol of honor and gratitude to thank him for the devoted...

Mrs. Turk,
May the Lord embrace you in his arms during this difficult time of loss. I had the pleasure of working for Mr. Turk as a plant employee from 1974 until his retirement. He was a rare man in the example of how he treated all his employees and SWEPCO as his own family. If only today's top executives could learn from the example Mr. Turk set. He will surely be missed by all that knew him. The electric utility industry has lost a true icon of honesty, integrity and...

A wonderful person who will be missed by all who knew him.

Dale Martin,retired SHREVEPORT FIRE CHIEF