Charley Turner's death

[Barbara Ertter]

News via Rudi Schmid:
>Charley Turner was a PhD student of Herbert Baker,
>finishing in 1981. Charley (with Dave Keil) was also the author of all the
>thistle treatments in _The Jepson manual,_ except the account of the
>non-comp thistle (tumbling Russian) _Salsola tragus._
>  rudi
>
>>From kchan at pw.usda.gov Wed Apr 16 23:20:19 1997
>Date: Wed, 16 Apr 97 10:54:55 PDT
>From: Kathy Chan <kchan at pw.usda.gov>
>To: schmid at garnet.berkeley.edu
>Subject: Charley Turner
>
>Dear Rudi:
>
>You may not remember me, but I was a Botany Dept. undergrad and graduated in
>1987.  I then started working at the USDA Biological Control of Weeds lab in
>Albany as a technician for Charley Turner.  Charley elected to transfer to
>the USDA Australian Biological Control Lab at Brisbane in Dec. 1995.
>
>I have some sad news about Charley.  He was diagnosed with liver and colon
>cancer in Jan. 1997.  He returned home immediately to Indiana, had colon
>surgery, then started chemotherapy for his liver.  Unfortunately, the cancer
>had progressed too far and did not respond to either of two drugs.  Charley
>died of liver failure on Tues. morning, April 15, at his home in Indianapolis.
>
>He is survived by his mother, wife Jacqueline and sons Matthew and Adam.  I
>don't have information yet on memorial services.  You may send a card to:
>        Jacqueline Johnson
>        9934 Wellcroft Lane
>        Indianapolis, IN  46236
>
>Please forward this information to Charley's former Botany colleagues at Cal
>and elsewhere.  Hopefully I will have more information about funeral
>arrangements later this week.  Thank you for your assistance in letting
>others know.
>
>Sincerely,
>Kathy
>
>-------------------------------------------
>Kathy Chan
>
>U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
>Agricultural Research Service          e-mail:  kchan at pw.usda.gov
>Biological Control of Weeds                    phone:  510-559-5974
>800 Buchanan St.                               fax:  510-559-5982
>Albany, CA  94710
>>From kchan at pw.usda.gov Wed Apr 16 23:34:54 1997
>Date: Wed, 16 Apr 97 14:58:44 PDT
>From: Kathy Chan <kchan at pw.usda.gov>
>To: schmid at socrates.berkeley.edu
>Subject: Charley's memorial service
>
>Dear Rudi:
>
>The service will be held Saturday at:
>        Holy Spirit Parish at Geyst
>        10350 Glasser Way
>        Fishers, IN 46308
>       tel. 317-849-9245
>
>However, in lieu of flowers Charley's family is asking that friends and
>colleagues make donations in Charley's name to either of the following:
>
>1.     The Wellness Community of Central Indiana
>        8465 Keystone Crossing
>        Suite 145
>        Indianapolis, Indiana 46240
>
>2.     The Sierra Club
>        Attention Gifts Dept.
>        85 Second Street, Second Floor,
>        San Francisco CA 94105
>
>I appreciate your help in passing this information along.
>
>Sincerely,
>Kathy
>
>-------------------------------------------
>Kathy Chan
>
>U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
>Agricultural Research Service          e-mail:  kchan at pw.usda.gov
>Biological Control of Weeds                    phone:  510-559-5974
>800 Buchanan St.                               fax:  510-559-5982
>Albany, CA  94710
>