Sad News: Sultan88 Passed Away This Morning!!

8 July 2004 | Mudboy Slim

[Mudboy Slim]

Greg Summers (aka Sultan88) paased away this morning in a Petersburg, Virginia hospital. He's been sick for some time, but this news came as a total shock to me.

Greg was a kind, gentle man, who had a passion for all things that make America great...I am honored to consider him a good FRiend and he will be greatly missed by myself and all those who got to know his wisdom and sense of humor on FR.com. This is simply devastating news!!

My prayers go out to his family, including his son who we've come to know as 'yankhater" around here.

Sad FReegards...MUD

[Jhoffa_]

Certainly, Mud.

FR Mail me with: Real Name & DOB and consent from a family member.

My condolences to FReeper yankhater & the rest of the family.

If they have any questions, drop me a note.

The FR Memorial Wall can be found HERE

Freegards..

[Jhoffa_]

Ahhhh!

WTF was that?

[Jean S]

Mud, I'm so sorry to hear this. My prayers are with his family.

[Mudboy Slim]

"Gregory R. Summers, 56, of Petersburg, died Thursday, July 8, 2004 at Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg."

I'm not sure of his actual birthday, but I think his son can help out with that and the permission to post this tribute on the FReeper Wall of Fame.

Thanks again, Mr. Hoffa...MUD

[IamHD]

I didn't know Sultan88, but my prayers are with his family. It's always sad to hear of a FReeper's passing. :(

[Mudboy Slim]

Thanks Jean, I just got back from the wake a few minutes ago. I met Greg's son Mark (aka yankhater) and he's quite the impressive young gentleman. Then I was introduced to Gloria, Greg's wife, and she said she has read the first 150 posts of this thread and is very touched at all the lovely prayers and wishes and rememberances from so many wonderful FReepers!! I told her that they were heartfelt and Sultan's humor and sage wisdom will be sorely missed around here.

Yankhater also said he plans to increase his FReepin' activites so that Sultan's legacy will live on!!

FReegards...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

Thanks, my FRiend...he was a very good man...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

"FR has lost a Southern gentleman."

We did indeed...although Greg was a native of Troy, PA, he'd adopted the South as his own.

FReegards...MUD

[Happygal]

Sultan's humor and sage wisdom will be sorely missed around here

Very much so!
Thanks Mud, for the update
If there wasn't an ocean interfering, I would dearly love to attend Greg's funeral service.
I know Greg will understand though.

[Mudboy Slim]

"I would dearly love to attend Greg's funeral service."

I'll be there and report back what I can...Greg's wife was touched when I told her about the young Irish lass who's been crying at the loss of her FRiend. She said she already read the thread thru 150, but I was thinking about printing out the whole thread and putting it in a nice binder as a gift from us FReepers.

FReegards...MUD

[Happygal]

I think that would be really nice, Steve.
And thanks again.

(NOW, I'm bawling again!)

[Jhoffa_]

Yes, please.. Lemme know!

[Flora McDonald]

I'm so glad Mrs. Sultan has been reading the thread and knows our thoughts and prayers are with her and the family.

Printing this thread for them is a wonderful idea, Mud. I think I'll print one to keep as a remembrance of a grand FReeper.

[Mudboy Slim]

Will you be attending the service tomorrow?!

FReegards...MUD

[Houmatt]

I am very sorry to hear of this. My prayers go out to his friends and family.

[Mudboy Slim]

Thanks Houmatt...he's been sick fer a long time, but he never quit fighting the good fight, posting his wisdom and humor up until the day he died.

FReegards...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

unspun: "Thank you for sharing your heart's sentiments cb88 and if I may say so, thank you for your friendship to Greg and to so many brothers and sisters, including myself. As some know, Greg was in "Free Republic Federalist League Baseball" with a few of us: "FRFLB!!" to the unintroduced, it may seem trite to say he was special, but he was a special buddy of mine, for the brief times we spent in fantasy baseball as well as FReeper cavorting. One got to know that he was (is!) special, just by being there and being himself. God bless you, Summers family (Hi, yankhater!:-) I was fourteen when my father was brought to where he could be face to face with our loving Savior God. I can share with you a special gratefulness for having a wonderful father. Greg loves you now more than ever -- he has even more capacity to. Personally, I hope he and Ernie Williams get to meet soon. Soon, I'll be very happy to introduce you. Love, Arlen"

545 posted on 07/09/2004 11:58:44 PM EDT by unspun

FReegards...MUD

[yankhater]

I would be most honored to have his name on the remembrance board.

His dates are 1948-2004

Special thanks to Mudboy. I was honored to meet you tonight. My father considered you to be a dear friend and compatriot. I will be honored to continue his legacy here as best as I can.

Mark Summers

[dandelion]

I'm so sorry to hear of this loss. We will miss him - please, let his family know we are going to remember to God in our prayers...