NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nashville is mourning transformational figure Steve Turner. The longtime businessman and developer died on Tuesday.
Turner's impact continues to live on through the great things that Nashville has to offer because of his work and dedication to helping the city grow and expand to what it is today.
Steve Turner settled in Nashville in 1986 and focused on investing and real estate developments like the Gulch, Schermerhorn Symphony Center and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
He served on the museum's board for nearly 25 years and even served as its chairman. The museum says Turner then pushed the organization to offer Middle Tennessee youth free admission under a new program called Community Counts.
He and wife, Judy, also created and funded a partnership between the Museum and the Nashville Public Library which led to what's called “String City." It's a show that tells the story of country music and has been played to thousands of families, children, and adults in Middle Tennessee.
Organizers say it's thanks to Steve Turner, who helped to make Nashville a better place to live, visit and enjoy.
Turner was 77.
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Fundraising efforts are underway in Brownsville and Nutbush, TN to build a statue for a major superstar who was raised there, Anna Mae Bullock. You probably know her by her stage name, Tina Turner. I was a huge fan of Tina and glad to see efforts are underway to showcase more of her ties to West Tennessee.
-Lelan Statom
