(11 Mar 2025)
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Houston – 11 March 2025
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1. Various of Sylvester Turner’s casket arriving at City Hall
2. Mid of lady with a headscarf stands by the condolence register
3. Mid of honor guard at the ceremony
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor John Whitmire (D) Houston:
“As we come together to celebrate the life and legacy of State Representative Sylvester Turner, Mayor Sylvester Turner, and Congressman Sylvester Turner."
5. Closeup of the honor guard
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor John Whitmire (D) Houston:
“For Sylvester Turner, it is public service. As we stand on the steps of city government, it’s symbolic that I’m speaking for you Houstonians across our great city, our diversity. Sylvester knew each and every community, and he treated everyone with equality and inclusion.”
7. Mid of people gather outside City Hall
8. Mid of people waiting in line to pay their respects
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor John Whitmire (D) Houston:
“Sylvester Turner did make us all better public servants and and speakers. You ought to have to follow Sylvester, which many of you have. He probably was the best orator that I’ve had to follow.”
10. Mid of city officials paying their respects
11. Mid of people waiting in line
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Somtoochukwu Ik-Ejiofor, Houston resident:
“I’m going to miss his leadership skills and his leadership style. It was a mix of the old school and the new age leadership methodology, and I always thought that it really, really brought me comfort that we had such a good leader. And it’s his leadership that I would miss the most."
13. Closeup on face
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Omoah Aldabagh, Houston resident:
“He was an ideal model for me. Every time I go to different events, I see him there. Regardless, what is that event? What’s that group belongs to? He was always there. He was always there, and he was a great advocate."
15. Various of Aaron Ruiz, shows off a photograph of him and the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner
16. Wide of flag flying at half staff outside City Hall
STORYLINE:
Mourners in Houston paid tribute to the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas as he lay in state at city hall Tuesday, part of a week of public events to honor the Democratic lawmaker and former mayor.
Turner, 70, died on March 5, just weeks into his first term in the House and only hours after attending President Donald Trump’s address to Congress in Washington. His family said he died at his home following health complications.
Residents observed a memorial at Houston City Hall, where Turner served as mayor for eight years before being elected to Congress in November. Houston Mayor John Whitmire made brief remarks to mourners and the Houston Symphony performed while visitors paid their respects.
“Sylvester knew each and every community, and he treated everyone with equality and inclusion," Whitmire said. "That’s what made him really special. He brought that public service and that message across not only our great city, but our great state.”
Turner had filled the House seat held by longtime Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died in July. Prior to becoming mayor, Turner served as a legislator in the Texas House of Representatives for 27 years.
Turner is also scheduled to lie in state at the Texas Capitol beginning Thursday. His funeral is scheduled for Saturday in Houston.
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has not yet announced when a special election will be held for Turner’s seat.
AP video by Lekan Oyekanmi
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