Energetic. Compassionate. Loving. This is how Lieutenant Steve Burke, a life-long friend and colleague of Donald Turner Jr., described Milton’s former town manager. Turner died on November 30 after a battle with brain cancer.

Turner Jr. died Saturday evening after a short battle with cancer, his family said.Turner was born in Burlington and was a respected figure in Milton.He served as state representative for the Chittenden-9 district from 2006 to 2012 and for the 10 district from 2013 to 2019.

The Town of Milton is grieving the loss of Donald H. Turner Jr., its longtime town manager, who died Saturday at age 60 after a fierce battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

Municipal workers and community members in Milton are preparing to celebrate the life of Town Manager Don Turner this weekend at a town building that bears the longtime public servant’s name. Turner died in Sunday,