Editor
Sharyn Larson
Sharyn Elizabeth Turner Larson (1945–2025) was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and editor. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, and raised in the Carolinas and Florida, she graduated from Lakeland High School in 1964 and went on to earn both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Library Science from Florida State University (Go Noles!). After moving from Florida to Texas, she met and married the love of her life, Gerald “Jerry” Larson.
They were devoted to one another for over 50 years, and together they raised a family and made their home in Plano. She selflessly invested her time, attention, and love into her children and was actively involved with their activities, friends, and interests. Sharyn enjoyed sharing her faith, teaching Sunday School, and Bible study classes for many years.
Sharyn enjoyed a variety of hobbies, including making personalized greeting cards, stamping, and scrapbooking. She loved music, singing, dancing, entertaining, and traveling. Above all, she loved spending time with her family.
Sharyn was the driving force behind preserving her father, Richard W. Turner Sr.’s wartime and spiritual writings. As editor of Third Chance, Revelation —at Last, and Stories from the Hump, she transcribed handwritten drafts, pored over punctuation and phrasing, and faithfully shepherded his voice onto the printed page. Their collaboration, marked by deep love and the occasional (ok, frequent) editorial debate, became a shared legacy, honoring his military service and the strength of their father-daughter bond.
