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Samuel ,ora, Leonard & Glenn Levert
April 11, 2006
To Iva, Marsha, Amy and the Turner family,
Our prayers are with you. May God bless you, and give you strenth at this time. Love,
Lavina R. Hunter
April 5, 2006
To the Turner Family: May God bless you at this very difficult time, and keep you with peaceful and loving rememberances of the spectacular life shared with all of his many friends and loved ones - We believe and know that God keeps his promises -
Lavina R. Hunter
Joyce Carr
April 5, 2006
Dearest Iva, Marsha, Amy and Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Love,
Joyce
Alice King
April 4, 2006
Dear Marcia,
I just heard about the death of your father. I wanted you and your family to know that I will keep you in my prayers. God is your refuge and your strength. A very persent help in the time of trouble. May God bless you and your family and give you strength. Love Alice
Thomas & Crystal Reed and Family
April 4, 2006
Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.
Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.
If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.
G. Steve Taylor
April 3, 2006
To the Family of Ted Turner: May the Peace of the Lord be with You at this time. I loved Ted Turner! He is responsible for many of the good memories I have of East High School and music in general. I became aware of Ted Turner while a student at Franklin Jr. High during the early part of 1961. The concerts with East High and the two school bands from Cleveland were legendary. Later as a member of the marching band, concert band, orchestra, and stage band under Ted were
a true experience. I almost forgot the first time I heard the Fanfare and Precessional was in the spring of 1961 at St. John's Arena during the music festival. I was able to play the peice each year of my high school days. Some years later after becoming a choral director I was given the privelidge of directing Ted and his AFrican American Brass Ensemble at Mt. Vernon A.M.E. during the annual May Festival. Ted gave me one of the best and most revered compliments I have received by telling me he enjoyed working with me and my directing was easy to follow. Ted you were responsible for my success and determination in music and you helped me to understand and appreciate good music. Ted Turner Rest In Peace-Now you may continue duets with your son. Amen!
Roxyanne Burrus
April 3, 2006
To: Mrs. Turner, Marcia and Amy, we have known each other for so long --it feels like family when close friends lose a loved one. Mr. Turner was a very kind person and I will always have fond memories of him. it is really sad that we can not hold on to our loved ones forever-- just know that he is at peace and that he is now in a much better place. If there is anything I can do, please let me know. I love you all. God be with you.
Roxy
Dorothy D. Alexander
April 3, 2006
Dear Family:
It has been my pleasure and priviledge to have had "Ted Turner" accompany the music of the Shiloh Baptist Church Senior Choir on his trumpet when I was the Director.
Dr. Turner and the African American Brass Ensemble added so much for several years to the Musical Tribute that preceeded the Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast
which is held each year at the Columbus Convention Center.
Dr. Turner leaves a legacy of excellence in musicianship.
Dr. Ted Turner and Carl "Doc" Severinsen
Arnett Howard
April 3, 2006
Dr. Theodore H. Turner is a giant and leaves quite a legacy in the story of Ohio music. A first class gentleman of jazz, trumpeter Ted Turner likely enjoyed his heaven on Earth.
Ted was from Steubenville, likely a crosstown contemporary of Dean Martin and he was seasoned on the big band swing of the 1930s. He came to Ohio State in 1945 and was not only the first Black student to perform with the Concert Band and Symphonic Orchestra, he was loved by his fellow students.
Earl Hood had a place for the OSU student in his Valley Dale Orchestra, because in addition to playing trumpet, like his predecessor Sy Oliver, he contributed arrangements for the band.
Ted’s star rose over the Columbus East High School music program from 1959 to 1965. I boast that Ted Turner was the greatest high school jazz band director in the history of Central Ohio. And during those years his high school talent pool included pianists Bobby Pierce and Geoff Tyus, saxophonists Odell Thompson and Nate Fitzgerald, trumpeters Bobby Alston and Lee Savory, guitarist Craig McMullin, drummers Fred Thomas and Richard Thompson and a legion of other great young musicians.
Ted eventually received his doctorate in education and moved upwards in Columbus Public School administration, retiring as assistant superintendent. But away from the school board, Ted remained a fiercely imaginative brassman. He still had national music education professional contacts, including Carl "Doc" Severinsen, that he shared compositions with. He created the African Brass Ensemble to present the classical side of his expression.
His high standards in musicianship and goodwill raised the quality of life for all of us. Central Ohio is blessed that Dr. Theodore H. Turner made it and took us along with him.
Barbara Lomax
April 3, 2006
May your memories be your strength
Barbara & Rhyan Lomax
Mary Momon
April 3, 2006
Mrs. Turner and Family,
We were very sad to hear about the death of Mr. Turner - our prayers and thoughts are with you.
Sincere Deepest Sympathy, Mary and Russell Momon
Jane Campbell Arrington
April 2, 2006
Dear Family:
Although we have known each other for a short time, each time one of you passes over to the other side, it leaves me with a sincere wish, our time together had been longer. My sincere condolences are with you.
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