This article includes mention of suicide.
Ted owned the Atlanta Braves, and he was on the winning America’s Cup crew in 1977.
He’s one of the biggest landowners in the U.S with two million acres to his name.
But with all of that success, he’s had his share of hardship.
“My dad was a volatile man with a quick temper,” Ted wrote.
Ted had a little sister, Mary Jean Turner, who was born in 1941.
She died at the age of 17.
When asked about his sister’s death in 2008, he revealed that he can’t recall a lot.
He also said that his sister’s death made him lose his faith in God.
As a matter of fact, I almost puked on the way home today … Ted got kicked out of Brown after three years for living with his girlfriend.
He then went back to working for his father.
That may have contributed to his father’s mindset that led to his suicide.
Ted talked about what was in the note that his father had left for him.
“He said he was sorry.
Fonda was Turner’s third wife.
He had three children with his first wife and two children with his second wife.
Turner has talked about how he wasn’t always the most present father.
He has been severely, hauntingly traumatized.
He always thinks something is about to be pulled out from him.
He has no belief in permanency and stability.
It’s one reason why I’m not with him.”
There are treatments available, but there is no cure at this time.
Turner said that the condition had left him feeling “tired.
That’s the main symptoms, and, forgetfulness” (viaCBS News).
In January 2025, 86-year-old Turner was hospitalized for pneumonia, and then moved to a rehab facility.
A Turner Enterprises representative toldCNNthat Turner “is doing well in rehab.”
Pneumonia can be a dangerous complication for those with Lewy body dementia.
