It is extremely sad for not only all LPD fans, but all fans of football who had the honor of watching an Appalachia team prepare and battle.

Tom Turner will be missed, but he will also be remembered for what he taught and the respect he himself earned, and the respect that he brought and taught his players.

Having heard that Tom's health hadn't been as good, you sort of fear hearing this at anytime, I don't think it was expected, but thankfully he was able to leave more on his terms than otherwise.

My sympathy is with his family, not just his immediate family, but his extended family, which is quite large due to the life he lived.