Rebecca Turner

She was attended in passing with love by her husband and other family members. Dr Turner was a Navy veteran, and has worked as a Senior Executive, Operations Manager, and Consultant for numerous Department of Defense agencies and contractors for over 25 years. Dr Turner has been employed as a Supervisory Information Technology Engineer at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Charlottesville since 2014, and at the NGA St Louis headquarters from 2011 to 2014. She received her Doctorate in Project Management from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2007.

Dr Turner has written extensively for professional journals and delivered presentations on a wide range of topics ranging from emotional intelligence in the workplace, project management logistics management, and the development of women professionals in her field. She also taught as an adjunct professor at Washington University in St Louis from 2009 to 2011 and is the author of five books of fiction.

Dr Turner is survived by her husband Rich; her stepdaughter Stephanie Herndon and her husband Ken, of Midlothian VA; her stepson Alex Turner and his wife Kristen, of Ashburn VA; her five grandchildren whom she cherished; and her stepmother Rosemary Jones, of Bolivar Missouri, whom she loved deeply.

Rebecca was an avid gardener, volunteered at animal rescue and pet adoption agencies, and loved to crochet. Rebecca was passionate about life, she loved her kitties, and she was devoted to her family.

In lieu of flowers, her family asks that contributions be made to the ASPCA or to the American Cancer Society.