Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Passes Away at 70

Source: Sylvester Turner / Houston Chronicle

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of former Houston Mayor and current and U.S. Representative Sylvester Turner, according to U.S. representatives and a Houston Council member. He was 70 years old. The Houston Chronicle shared the news early Wednesday morning (March 5.)

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A Houston native, Turner began his career in law after graduating from Harvard Law School. In 1983 he founded Barnes & Turner, his own law firm in addition to his duties as a professor and lecturer at several law schools.

His move to the political arena would see Turner serve two terms as mayor of the City of Houston after being elected in 2016.

Last November, the former mayor won the election to fill late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s seat in District 18.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

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