THE Lavender Hill community came together to remember Turner Adams, affectionately known as “Boeta Charlie”, who was laid to rest on Wednesday.
Adams, 60, died on October 29, after his health took a turn for the worse due to tuberculosis (TB).
Once a high-ranking member of the feared 28’s prison gang, he turned his life around and became a source of inspiration for those around him.
Tattooed from head to toe, Adams was incarcerated at the tender age of 15, spending nearly 20 years behind bars for housebreaking and theft.
In recent years, he gained recognition not just for his role in local film Four Corners, but also for his steadfast dedication to community service.
Mark Nicholson, a close friend and president of the Lavender Hill Football Club, said Adams’s…