Robert D. Turkington, son of Charlene Turkington and the late Fred Turkington, joined his father in the family firm in 1982. He assumed ownership of Ladd Funeral Home after his father’s death in 1988. His wife Linda joined him the following year and together they expanded the firm with the opening of the Ladd-Turkington Funeral Home in 1992, merging with Carmon Community Funeral Homes in 2002. Bob was raised in Vernon and graduated with honors from Rockville High School and also Manchester Community College. He graduated Cum Laude from the New England Institute, Boston, MA. He is a life member of Fayette Chapter, Order of DeMolay, holds the degree of Chevalier, and is a member of Fayette Lodge No. 69 A.F. & A.M.
Bob received his designation as Certified Funeral Service Practitioner in 2003 and is a licensed insurance agent. He speaks on funeral service and bereavement to churches, schools and hospice groups, and has been a guest lecturer at the University of Connecticut, School of Family Studies. Bob serves on the Advisory Board of Rockville Bank as an Incorporator of Charter Oak Community Bank Corp, on the Board of Directors of the Vernon Education Foundation, and as a fire-fighter/EMT with the Town of Vernon Volunteer Fire Department. He is also a member of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association, the National Funeral Directors Association, and he is a Trustee for the Eastern Connecticut Health Network. In addition to his duties at the funeral home, Bob is pursuing his degree in paramedic studies at Capitol Community College. He and his wife live on Bolton Lake in Vernon.
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