Chicago is mourning the Thursday death of Beauty Turner, a housing/community activist whose life touched a lot of other lives for the better, judging from her blog, Beauty's Ghetto Bus Tours, and the numerous obituaries already published in her memory.
from the Chicago Tribune:
Beauty Turner 1957-2008
Beauty Turner, 51: Chicago public housing activist and reporter
Dedicated her life to telling stories of city's most vulnerable residents
By Sara Olkon Tribune reporter
December 19, 2008
Beauty Turner, 51, a longtime public housing activist and writer in Chicago, died Thursday at Rush University Medical Center.She suffered an aneurysm Monday night, fell into a coma and never recovered, said her son Landon Turner. A charming and disarming presence on the South Side, Ms. Turner dedicated her life to telling the stories of the city's most vulnerable residents. She was as well-known for her greeting of "Hey Love" as she was for taking on officials at the Chicago Housing Authority. "I'm a writer and a fighter," was how she liked to describe herself. article continued.
Beauty Turner, 51: Chicago public housing activist and reporter
Dedicated her life to telling stories of city's most vulnerable residents
By Sara Olkon Tribune reporter
December 19, 2008
Beauty Turner, 51, a longtime public housing activist and writer in Chicago, died Thursday at Rush University Medical Center.She suffered an aneurysm Monday night, fell into a coma and never recovered, said her son Landon Turner. A charming and disarming presence on the South Side, Ms. Turner dedicated her life to telling the stories of the city's most vulnerable residents. She was as well-known for her greeting of "Hey Love" as she was for taking on officials at the Chicago Housing Authority. "I'm a writer and a fighter," was how she liked to describe herself. article continued.
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