I’ve lost a personal friend,” a somber Mayor John Whitmire said before the City Council. “No one will be able to step into Sylvester’s shoes and carry on his duties because there’s only one Sylvester Turner.
Tributes have been pouring in for Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas since he died after attending President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress.
Representative and former mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner has passed away at 70-year-old. Houston mayor John Whitmire makes remarks during the opening of City Council.
U.S. Representative Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, has died at 70, Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced. The Democrat was just two months into his first congressional term after being elected to represent Texas's 18th district in November.
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