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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner at the Houston Travel Fest opening ceremony on September 29, 2023.
An estate sale will take place this weekend to auction off the personal items of late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former state representative and Houston mayor who died earlier this year.
The estate sale will take place from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday through Sunday. The sale is being conducted by Town and Country Estate Sales, and the address of the auction will be announced at 9 a.m. Thursday, according to the organizers.
Turner represented part of Houston in the Texas House for the better part of three decades before serving as the city’s mayor from 2016-2024. He was then elected to represent Texas’ 18th Congressional District in November 2024. He was in Congress only for a few months before his death at the age of 70 on March 5.
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“Join us for a special sale celebrating Houston history,” the auction website states. “Don’t miss this rare opportunity to browse the personal collection of Houston’s longtime mayor Sylvester Turner.”
According to the organizers, the sale will feature furniture, artwork, books, figurines, awards and collectibles.
The items include a Stacey Bayne “Soul Journeys” Nativity Set, busts of former President Barack Obama and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., MVP Tennis Shoes autographed by former Houston Rockets star James Harden and first-edition books that are autographed.