This month’s “Spotlight” shines on the Retired Transit Guardians present President, George Turner.

George was born July 29, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Bushwick High School. His military service with the U.S. Army was spent mainly in Austria.

George joined the Transit Police Department in 1955, and worked in Districts # 7, 32, 3 and 5. He was promoted to Sergeant in 1965. He received a commendation from the NYC Fire Department for his survey of the standpipe connections in Grand Central Station and Times Square Station. He is a founding member of the National Black Police Association, a founding member of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners and was the 47th member of the Cerberean Society, where he served as Recording Secretary under President Al Sims. George was proud to serve as a Marshall at the ‘March On Washington’ in 1964. George was promoted to Lieutenant in 1968, and retired in that rank in 1977.

Now in his second term as President, George is to be commended for his efforts in the formation of the Century Club, the organizations successful method of funding the Foundation’s Scholarships. George is an avid reader, a lover of Jazz music, and is heavy into Africanism. He is well-steeped in African culture and has traveled extensively on the African continent. George can been seen frequently wearing traditional African garb or some form of Kente cloth. George is the widowed father of two children, with three grandchildren. George resides in Brooklyn and can be reached via E-mail at turng@aol.com.