Robert Lon Summers II

Robert Lon Summers II of Fort Myers, FL, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at age 64. Loving son of Aubrey Samuel Summers and Norma Leone Summers, both deceased, he is survived by his loving wife, Dianne M Summers; children, Robert L. Summers III of Fayetteville, NC; Aubree L. Summers and fiancée Henry L Hicks of Cary, NC; Matthew R Summers of Fayetteville, NC, and stepdaughter Giana M Fussaro of Ft Myers, FL; as well as siblings, Minda Alice (Summers) Paisley and husband, Allan Paisley of London, Ontario; and brother William Aubrey Summers and wife Cathy Summers of Albany, OR and the mother of Rob's children, Sherry Ann Kesler. Rob was born in Guymon, Ok and later moved with his parents and siblings to Kansas, living in Medicine Lodge, Kansas City, Lawrence, Chanute and finally, Wichita. He was very proud to be a Kansas boy and The Chiefs and the Royals were his teams! He loved his entire extended family all over the US, Canada and Australia. He graduated from Wichita West High School, attended Emporia State University, and later received a Bachelor of Theatre Arts from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He was a member of the Alpha PSI Omega Fraternity- National Theatre Honor Society. For 12 1/2 years, Rob served as a Broadcast Journalist for the United States Army. He was honorably discharged as a disabled veteran and, over the course of his service, served in Haiti, Turkey, Kuwait, and Iraq during Desert Storm, and was stationed for 3 years in Würzburg, Germany. He repeatedly was recognized for his excellence of service, receiving National Defense Medal, Southwest Asia Service medal with a Bronze Service Star, Overseas Service Ribbons and Kuwait Liberation Medal, among many others. He starred in several theatre productions for the Little Theatre on base in Würzburg. Rob’s happy place was on the stage. He spent his career working as a professional actor, traveling the country. In Rob’s own words, he said “A little something about me. It has been a long road to get here, but it’s been a lot of fun! Some of my favorite roles include Tevye (“Fiddler on the Roof” National Tour), Scrooge (“A Christmas Carol") - both have been recurring roles, Oscar (“The Odd Couple”), Mayor Shinn (“The Music Man”) and Elroy (“Church Basement Ladies - Rise Up, O Men”). I’ve been honored to receive two awards from my peers in my hometown for Mr. McClamb in “Fly By Night” and Juror #3 in “12 Angry Men… I'm happy to travel wherever there's a stage and audience.”

Robert Lon Summers II

September 27, 1958 - October 18, 2022