Turnbull, Charles Vincent "Charlie" Charles "Charlie" Vincent Turnbull, died on October 16, 2019, at the age 86, from pancreatic cancer at his residence in St. Peter, MN. He was born May 13, 1933, to Charles Vivien & Lucille Frances (Dallas) Turnbull. He had two sisters, Helene Vivien Turnbull and Kay Lucille (Turnbull) Moe. He married Gloria "Marlene" Tilley July 21, 1956, and they had four children, Charlene Kay, Charles "Vincent," Terry Lucille, and Mary Marlene. They celebrated a loving marriage of 62 years prior to her death October 8, 2018. In addition to their children, they raised nine teenaged foster daughters from 1958-1967. Throughout the course of their lives together they lived in Lexington Village, New Sweden Township, Norseland, Faribault, and St. Peter, MN, Couch, ID, and Dunedin, FL. Turnbull grew up in Minneapolis prior to the family moving to Constance, where he attended Anoka High School and graduated in 1951. He worked at DeVac Window Company prior to enlisting in the United States Marine Corps from 1953-56. He attend the University of Minnesota and received a Bachelors of Arts degree in 1960 and a Masters of Social Work in 1962. Charlie enjoyed an extensive professional career designing and implementing service delivery for persons with intellectual disabilities. He worked at Cambridge State Hospital "CSH", as a Unit Director from 1962-1967, and the Director of Rehabilitation Therapies from 1967-1968. In 1968, Charlie accepted appointment to the position of Program Director of the Minnesota Valley Social Adaptation Center "MVSAC," a 400 bed facility, in St. Peter, Minnesota. There his team of professionals utilized a multidisciplinary approach in the design of therapies, supports, and day activity center services for residents from 1968-1973. Concurrently, he served as Program Consultant to the Rochester, MN, Social Adaptation Center, from 1970-1971, and the Program Director at CSH from 1973-1974. Further, he provided consultation to other states including the St. Louis State School and Hospital from 1973-74. Turnbull was the first person in Minnesota appointed to run a state hospital who was not a Medical Doctor. In 1974 he accepted appointment to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Faribault State Hospital, a 1600 bed institution, in Faribault, MN. He ran the FSH, later known as the Faribault Region Center "FRC," from 1974-1984. During his tenure, Turnbull was instrumental in creating Day Activity Centers that provided full time training for the residents in in a work-like setting. In 1984 he left FRC and served as the Hospital Administrator of the Minnesota Veterans Homes in Minneapolis and Hastings until 1985. Turnbull ran for and served as Mayor of Lexington Village, MN, from 1962-64. In 1972 & '74 he ran on the Democratic-Farmer-Labor ("DFL") ticket for the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd Congressional District of Minnesota. Although not elected, he gained political recognition from several Democratic Leaders including: Vice President Hubert Humphrey; then Senators Walter Mondale, Senator McGovern; and Minnesota Governors Wendell Anderson and Rudy Perpich. Considered a driving force, Turnbull helped in the establishment of the River Bend Nature Center, in Faribault, MN. Turnbull's other civic involvement includes: the Jaycees; Scout Master of the Twin Valley Council Boy Scouts of America; Chairman of the United Fund Drive, St. Peter; Co-chair of the Faribault Bicentennial Horizons Sub-committee; Ducks Unlimited; and Pheasants Forever. He and his wife owned and ran Turnbull's Shady Acres Resort on Robert's Lake in Minnesota from 1979-1985. After state retirement, he worked with his wife, Marlene, as owner and broker of Turnbull Realty, later with Turnbull Bedker Real Estate Company in Faribault, MN. A passionate outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, planting trees and developing natural wildlife habitat on the Turnbull's land in Norseland. Subsequent to Marlene's death, he planted and developed a memorial orchard in her honor with over 44 fruit trees, hundreds of berry bushes and grape vines. When not outdoors he enjoyed quality social time with family and friends. Charlie is survived by: children Charlene K. (Turnbull) Quade, Charles V. Turnbull II, Terry L. (Turnbull) Leadabrand, and Mary M. (Turnbull) Lager; son and daughter-in- laws Franklin "Kip" Lager, Paul Leadabrand, and Kathy Gelhaye; grandchildren Rachel Quade, Nicole (Quade) Long and husband Aaron, Kaitlyn (Leadabrand) and husband Christian Routzen, and Alissa Lager and fiancé Trevor Plasky, Ashley Lager, and Amy Lager; great grandchildren Skye Lynn, Ryleigh Ann, and Aron Charles "Charlie" Long; brother Jack Mielke; nephew Malai Turnbull and fiancé Catherine Lawler, and nephew Kavi Turnbull. Charles was proceeded in death by his parents, sisters Kay (Turnbull) Moe, and Helene Turnbull, and his wife, Gloria Marlene Turnbull. Full Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, October 20, 2019; visitation at 1 pm, service at 2:00 pm, followed by military salute graveside and sharing of stories among family and friends with light dinner and dessert at Scandian Grove Lutheran Church, 42869 County Road 52, St. Peter, MN 56082. In lieu of flowers, Charlie asked that donations be made in his name, to the River Bend Nature Center, Scandian Grove Lutheran Church, or for the Charlie & Marlene Turnbull Memorial Orchard at "the farm."