Sylvester Turner Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Personal life== Turner is a member of the Church Without Walls.<ref name="texastribune.org">{{Cite web |url=https://www.texastribune.org/directory/bio/sylvester-turner/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831092234/https://www.texastribune.org/directory/bio/sylvester-turner/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was married to Cheryl Turner, a former [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]] assistant district attorney, from 1983 to late 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Ex-assistant-district-attorney-gets-prison-in-1858620.php |title=Ex-assistant district attorney gets prison in estate theft |website=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=September 7, 2006 |access-date=November 8, 2023 |last=Rogers |first=Brian |language=en-US}}</ref> They have one daughter, Ashley Page Turner, who married Jimmie Captain in March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/08/06/photos-houstons-first-daughter-ashley-turner-shares-her-engagement-pictures/ |title=PHOTOS: Houston's first daughter Ashley Turner shares her engagement pictures |website=[[KPRC-TV]] Click2Houston |date=August 6, 2021 |access-date=November 8, 2023 |last=Cochran |first=Amanda}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/First-look-Ashley-Turner-daughter-of-Mayor-17001517.php |title=Mayor Turner's daughter Ashley Turner weds in custom gown at Citadel Houston |website=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=March 14, 2022 |access-date=November 8, 2023 |language=en-US |last=Elliott |first=Amber}}</ref> As mayor, Turner hosted the opening ceremonies of [[Anime Matsuri]] from 2018 to 2023, barring 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/houston-mayor-sylvester-turner-cosplays-every-year/ |title=Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Cosplays Every Year |last=Davidson |first=Danica |website=[[Otaku USA]] Magazine |date=August 15, 2023 |access-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref> having made appearances in [[anime]] [[cosplay]] as a member of the [[List of Naruto characters#Akatsuki|Akatsuki]] from [[Naruto]] in 2018, [[Goku]] from [[Dragon Ball]] in 2019, [[List of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba characters#Kyojuro Rengoku|Kyลjurล Rengoku]] from [[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba|Demon Slayer]] in 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chron.com/houston/article/Anime-Matsuri-cosplay-Mayor-Sylvester-Turner-Demon-16303769.php |title=Mayor Sylvester Turner dresses up in 'Demon Slayer' robes for controversial anime festival |last=Carson |first=Dan |date=July 12, 2021 |access-date=November 8, 2023 |language=en-US |website=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref> [[Ichigo Kurosaki]] from [[Bleach]] in 2022, and [[Luffy]] from [[One Piece]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chron.com/culture/article/houston-mayor-anime-costume-18292244.php |title=Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner channels 'One Piece' for popular anime convention |date=August 12, 2023 |access-date=November 8, 2023 |language=en-US |last=Garcia |first=Ariana |website=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref> In November 2022, Turner disclosed that during the summer he had been diagnosed with bone cancer, for which he had surgery and received six weeks of radiation treatment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carson |first=Dan |date=November 2, 2022 |title=Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner reveals he was treated for bone cancer |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/houston-mayor-turner-cancer-17553462.php |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=[[Houston Chronicle]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page