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==Background==
==Background==
The son of Judge Carroll E. Summers, Sr., and the former Anabel Hill, he was born and reared in Orangesburg, [[South Carolina]], where he swam in the Edisto River in preparation for being named the "Outstanding Swimmer" at the Citadel: The Military College of South Carolina, from which he graduated with a degree in civil engineering in 1954. He was an [[Eagle Scout]] and a member of the Order of the Arrow.<ref name=obit/>
The son of Judge Carroll E. Summers, Sr., and the former Anabel Hill, he was born and reared in Orangesburg, [[South Carolina]], where he swam in the Edisto River in preparation for being named the "Outstanding Swimmer" at [[The Citadel]]: The Military College of South Carolina, from which he graduated with a degree in civil engineering in 1954. He was an [[Eagle Scout]] and a member of the Order of the Arrow.<ref name=obit/>
His service in the [[United States Air Force]], in which he completed pilot training, brought him in 1956 to Laredo, which then had an Air Force Base that closed in 1973. He was discharged from the Air Force in 1958 but remained a captain in the reserves for another decade.<ref name=obit/>
His service in the [[United States Air Force]], in which he completed pilot training, brought him in 1956 to Laredo, which then had an Air Force Base that closed in 1973. He was discharged from the Air Force in 1958 but remained a captain in the reserves for another decade.<ref name=obit/>