HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 240 Offered January 17, 2008 Celebrating the life of Emory Larkin Turner. ---------- Patron-- Phillips ----------

WHEREAS, Emory Larkin Turner of Clintwood, a respected citizen and outstanding businessman and community leader, died on September 30, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Larkin Turner was born in Tazewell County, the son of Jeff and Betty Counts Turner, and graduated from Haysi High School in 1984; and

WHEREAS, a hardworking businessman, Larkin Turner was a co-owner of Triple T Convenience Stores and the owner and operator of Turner Chevrolet; and

WHEREAS, committed to improving his community and the quality of life of his fellow residents, Larkin Turner gave his time and many talents as an invaluable member of many civic organizations, including the Dickenson County Chamber of Commerce, the Cumberland Plateau Planning Committee, the Dickenson County Industrial Development Authority, and the Mountain Empire Community College board of directors; and

WHEREAS, over the years, Larkin Turner was a loyal member of the Suthers Masonic Lodge in Norton, the Kazim Temple in Roanoke, the Wise County Shrine Club, the Kazim Legion of Honor, and the Haysi Kiwanis; and

WHEREAS, Larkin Turner will be fondly remembered for his devotion to his family and his community and greatly missed by his wife Kemberly; his son, Corey Turner, and his two daughters, Danielle Turner and Crystal Moore; his granddaughter Chelsie; and his many other loving family members and good friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly mourn the passing of an outstanding Virginian, Emory Larkin Turner; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Emory Larkin Turner as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.