Paul "buster" Turner

My new book, "Tells of a Southern Boy: Precious Memories", is a sequel to my first book, '"Tells of a Southern Boy: A Life in Stories." It is additional memories from my life as a pre-teen to the present. The stories are memories of a life lived fully. A life that has hopefully made a difference. Memories of family, friends, professional colleagues, and events are told in a conversational style that makes for easy reading. Stories range from serious to funny, but I hope always entertaining.

My memories features my life as a child, a school teenager and as a college student. There are also stories concerning my 33-year professional career as a supervisory public health advisor with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with assignments in South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, and CDC's Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia .It also includes stories about my professional career after CDC, which included working for Oral Health America's as the Executive Director for the National Spit Tobacco Education Program (NSTEP) and as the Founder and Executive Director for the North Carolina Spit Tobacco Education Program.

There are many stories about events and good times with friends. As I wrote, I learned how much family, friends, and professional colleges shaped my character and made me the person that am today.

The book concludes with stories about my family life that highlights the many funny and exciting things that happen on the road of life. "Tell of a Southern Boy: Precious Memories" features times with my wife, Jane, my sons, Paul III and Robert, and my grandchildren, Andrew, Amanda, Stephanie, and Kelly. It concludes with the addition to our family of two great-grandchildren, Charlotte and Atlas. Without question I have learned that the most important thing in my life are Jesus Christ and family.

The book was written to capture my memories for future generations carrying the Turner DNA, for my extended family, friends, schoolmates, and for people who want to read about the life of a southern boy.

I want to thank God for my memories. I hope that those who read my book, enjoy it as much as I did writing the book.