VA HR268

House Resolution honoring Fran E. Turner, a Big Stone Gap community member who died on November 22, 2025

Served four years in the United States Air Force as an in-flight refueling specialist with Strategic Air Command at Loring Air Force Base in Maine

Worked in the coal industry following military service, becoming an owner and operator of several mines and receiving a gubernatorial appointment to the Board of Coal Mining Examiners

Active member of numerous fraternal organizations including Clintwood Masonic Lodge No. 66, Kazim Shriners of Roanoke, and Knights Templar

Directs the Clerk of the House of Delegates to present a copy of the resolution to his family, including his wife of 64 years, Sharon