James Glenn Turner Jr.
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James Glenn Turner, Jr. passed away on Thursday, Oct. 21st surrounded by his loving family. "Iron", as many know him, earned his nickname for his strength and determination which was so apparent during his long and valiant battle with cancer. Papa found true joy in his faith throughout his lifetime which grew only stronger throughout the years. It was an inspiration to witness.
Glenn was born on January 21, 1939 in Dallas, Texas to James Glenn Turner and Sue Reeder Turner. His childhood was filled with fond memories of his time with family at the Circle T Ranch, where his lifelong love of fishing, hunting, and all things outdoors first began.
After graduating from Highland Park High School, he attended the University of Texas at Austin where he was a member of the Phi Delt fraternity and became an avid and often "quite boisterous" Longhorn fan. A semester abroad in Vienna, Austria sparked his interest in world history and led to his "fluency" in the German language, which he continued to entertain his family with over the years.
Glenn married his sweetheart, Cindy Munger in December of 1961. Soon after, he received his law degree from Southern Methodist University in 1963. He then embarked on a successful legal career starting with the firm of Turner, Hitchens, McInerney, Webb and Hartnett. He took particular pride in a case he argued and won in the Texas Supreme Court during his first year of practice, followed by several cases in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Glenn continued to enjoy a successful law career for the next 50 years.
Glenn lived life to the fullest and always with an adventurous spirit. He loved to travel, scuba dive, deep sea fish, and even did a solo sky dive. He enjoyed many seasons in South Texas deer hunting with friends and family in "old blue". He was passionate about his antique gun collection, sports cars and fixing things. He could always be counted on to entertain everyone with his hilarious story-telling abilities.
Papa's greatest joy was spending time with Cindy, their two daughters and their husbands, five cherished grandchildren and a constant array of pets. All that knew him greatly benefitted from his immense wisdom, kindness, integrity and generosity. The love and adoration he had for his soulmate of over 60 years was a beautiful and rare example of true love and an inspiration to us all.
Papa was truly our guiding light, our leader and our role model, our mentor, our constant encourager and protector, our champion...our HERO. He will be greatly missed, but never forgotten.
Glenn was a member of Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Dallas Country Club, Brookhollow Golf Club, the Texas Bar Association and Dallas Petroleum Club. He was also involved in the HP Alumni Association and Meals on Wheels.
Glenn is survived by his loving wife, Cindy; daughters Lisa Turner Davis and Kay Turner Dozier; their husbands Andrew and Robert; five grandchildren, Turner Davis, Jared Davis, Lauren Davis, Blaine Dozier, Hudson Dozier and his wife Arden; brother Fred Turner and multiple loving neices and nephews.
A Memorial Service will be held at 5:00 p.m on Thursday, Oct. 28th in the sanctuary at Saint Michael and All Angels .