Kevin Leroy Summy

Submitted by April Hennes 30 Aug 2007

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OBIT:
Sacramento Bee, July 6, 1973, Pg 1
Yolo School Principal's Son, 10, Drowns in River
The 10-year-old son of Earl G Summy Sr., principal of Washington High School in 
Broderick, today was swept away in the Sacramento River and drowned. The boy, 
Kevin, was setting crawl dad traps with his father in the river about three miles 
south of West Sacramento off South River Road. Sgt. Paul Anderson of the Yolo 
County sheriff's department said Kevin had a line tied around his waist and attached 
to one of the traps which pulled him into the river as it was swept downstream. The 
elder Summy watched helplessly as his son disappeared. The diver, assisted by 
members of the West Sacramento Fire Department, searched the river for about two 
hours before the body was recovered. The Summy family resides at 1145 Westacres 
Road, West Sacramento.
Sacramento Bee, Saturday, July 7, 1973

STORY:
Kevin Leroy Summy
Ten-year-old Kevin Leroy Summy, who drowned yesterday in the Sacramento River 
while helping set crawl dad traps with his father, Errol G Summy, principal of Washington 
High school in Broderick, will be buried following graveside services at 2 pm Monday in 
the Sutter City Cemetery in Sutter County. The accident occurred about three miles south 
of West Sacramento near South River Road when the current swept the youngster 
downstream as his father watched helplessly. Survivors in addition to his parents include 
his grandparents, Mr and Mrs Clarence Howard of Sutter, Sutter County, great grandmother, 
Mabel Howard of Yuba City, sisters, Jill Krerdell of Kansas and Melody of West Sacramento 
and brothers, Errol Jr and Timothy, both of West Sacramento. Friends are invited to call at 
the Koerwitz-Sweeten Funeral Home in West Sacramento from 2 to 9 pm tommorrow and 
to attend memorial services at 7:30 pm Monday in the Trinity Presbyterian Church, West 
Sacramento