On Saturday, March 15, 2008, tragedy struck Mike and Bonnie Turner when a tornado struck their home in Aragon, Ga. Bonnie was killed in this tragedy and Mike was critically injured. Their entire house and their kennels were destroyed along with everything they owned. Many of their dogs were also killed, however some survived with varying injuries. Mike has undergone major surgery and faces a long and difficult recovery. We know that Bonnie would want her dogs and Mike taken care of and we are working on that.
Date(s): March 17, 2008. Album by RaganRat Terrier Kennel - TN. 1 - 39 of 39 Total. 1235 Visits.
A Survivor
This puppy gave all the searchers a happy heart on such a bleak day.
Things found
View from where kennel bldg. sat.
This is where the Turner's house sat. You can see the house across the street is still standing.
View back toward the house area, from back pasture.
Nat'l Weather Service investigators.
Stick driven in the ground.
NWS flying over searcher parking.
Wood line that surrounded pastures.
The Turner's van
The Motorhome chasis
Bill searching.
The pond
"Bonnie's Blue Sky" Photo taken by Darice in Feb. while visitng with the Turner's @ their lake property.
FEB. 2008 Mike, Bonnie and Bill down on the dock.
The shoreline on Watts Bar Lake.
A neighbor to the Turner's property.
Bonnie with Envy and Sage. Bronze in background.
Bonnie doing what she loved...being at the lake with friends and dogs.
Bonnie and Envy. Bailey in back.
Up the stairs to their lot.
Mike Turner
Mike engineering...
Husband Bill engineering...
maybe this side is better...
I think they've got it now!
Bonnie loved the gulls and insisted I get pictures.
For you Bonnie!
Across the lake from property...gulls diving.
Bill and I have the honor of calling Bonnie and Mike Turner our friends. We were fortunate to share their dream retirement place on Watt's Bar Lake, TN, 21 days before Bonnie left us.
While our husbands worked on the boat dock, Bonnie and I played with dogs and watched the gulls fly in. Bonnie insisted I take pictures of the gulls. Amazingly, the first picture of this album, developed exactly as you see it, when I took it off my digital camera. It is "Bonnie's Blue Sky", with a gull soaring high.
If you are interested in any of the photos please email me. I am happy to share them to benefit Mike and Bonnie. raganratters@yahoo.com
Bonnie and Mike Turner are founding members of the American Hairless Terrier Association (AHTA) and are loved by all within the breed.
