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==Career==
==Career==
In 1961, Turner formed the M. W. Turner Construction Company, with specialty in commercial construction and development. His company did some of the later renovations on the Texas Tech campus. In 1968, at the age of thirty-six, he was elected to the first of two two-year terms to the Lubbock City Council. During his first term, the Lubbock Tornado in May 1970 destroyed much of the downtown. He was hence part of the council, along with Mayor James Harlan "Jim" Granberry, Sr. (born 1932), charged with the rebuilding of Lubbock after the widespread destruction caused by the storm. In 1972, Turner was elected mayor when Granberry, a [[dentist]], chose not to seek a second term. An ally of [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Tower]], Granberry thereafter was the unsuccessful [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nominee in 1974 against [[Dolph Briscoe]].
In 1961, Turner formed the M. W. Turner Construction Company, with specialty in commercial construction and development. His company did some of the later renovations on the Texas Tech campus. In 1968, at the age of thirty-six, he was elected to the first of two two-year terms to the Lubbock City Council. During his first term, the Lubbock Tornado in May 1970 destroyed much of the downtown. He was hence part of the council, along with Mayor [[Jim Granberry|James Harlan "Jim" Granberry, Sr.]], charged with the rebuilding of Lubbock after the widespread destruction caused by the storm. In 1972, Turner was elected mayor when Granberry, a [[dentist]], chose not to seek a second term. An ally of [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Tower]], Granberry thereafter was the unsuccessful [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nominee in 1974 against [[Dolph Briscoe]].
Turner is considered the father of the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. He worked to insure the success of the since-named Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, named for former [[Governor]] [[Preston Smith]], the Canyon Lakes project, and the George and Helen Mahon Public Library, named for former [[U.S. Representative]] George Herman Mahon (1900-1985) of Lubbock. He also worked to widen Indiana Avenue and improve sanitation services. He was president of the South Plains Association of Governments and was a member of the Lubbock Board of City Development. Turner was a [[golf]]er, a [[singer]], and a longtime advocate of his ''alma mater,'' Texas Tech.<ref name=obit/>
Turner is considered the father of the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. He worked to insure the success of the since-named Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, named for former [[Governor]] [[Preston Smith]], the Canyon Lakes project, and the George and Helen Mahon Public Library, named for former [[U.S. Representative]] George Herman Mahon (1900-1985) of Lubbock. He also worked to widen Indiana Avenue and improve sanitation services. He was president of the South Plains Association of Governments and was a member of the Lubbock Board of City Development. Turner was a [[golf]]er, a [[singer]], and a longtime advocate of his ''alma mater,'' Texas Tech.<ref name=obit/>