Harold L. Turner

Harold L. Turner, Jr. was born and raised in Moline, Illinois. Hal earned his law degree from University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, and served as Assistant State’s Attorney until he was drafted by the Army in 1967. Following his service in the Vietnam War, Hal established a law firm in Rockford, Illinois, where he practiced law for 40 years. After his retirement, he and his wife Susan Turner moved to Denver, Colorado. Hal is survived by Susan, his wife of 49 years; his sons and daughters-in-law, Matt and Lori Turner and Ben and Lyric Turner; granddaughters Lilia, Grace, and Ellery; twin sister LuAnn Christiansen and sister Mary Beth Turner; mother-in-law Helen Milligan; brothers- and sisters-in-law Michael and Theresa Milligan and Patrick and Connie Milligan; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial reception will be held Friday, October 6, from 3-5pm. A separate ceremony will be planned for next summer for interment of ashes at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Hal to the Southern Poverty Law Center, an institution whose work he greatly admired.

Arrangements under the direction of Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary, Cemetery & Arboretum, Wheat Ridge, CO.