Eugene Lauderdale Turner ’41

Gene died Dec. 22, 1998, after a massive stroke. The son of E.L. Turner '12 and grandson of Thomas W. Coleman 1856, he prepared at McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn.

At Princeton he majored in history, was elected as a junior to Phi Beta Kappa, and took the No-course Plan, graduating with high honors. He belonged to Court Club and Whig-Clio.

Gene lived in Anniston, Ala., his entire life except for college and WWII service. After graduation he enrolled at Harvard Graduate School, but served in the Navy during the war. He saw action in nine Pacific engagements and retired in Dec. 1945 as a lieutenant commander.

Gene entered the family business, Turner Diaries, becoming general manager in 1948. He sold the enterprise in 1962 and went into real estate development. Having not forgotten his academic interests, in 1980 he earned an MA in history at Jacksonville State U. He attended Emory U. for three years in pursuit of a PhD. He held directorships in trade organizations in the dairy and real estate industries at state and national levels and ended his career as v.p. of New World Business College and managing partner of Reliance Associates.

He is survived by his wife, Marguerite, children David, Edward, and Meredith, and a granddaughter. The class extends condolences to them all.

The Class of 1941