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Last Address my sons and myself at son Scott,s ret.from the USMC 23,nov.2009 (same dress blue I wore on active duty 20,yrs.ago)
Date of Passing Mar 15, 2013
Location of Interment Barrancas National Cemetery (VA) - Pensacola, Florida
Wall/Plot Coordinates 54 0 747
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Tony Summerlin, United States Navy (Ret) 72, of Ponce De Leon, Fla passed away on March 15, 2013. He was born November 21, 1940 in Montgomery, AL. Tony proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy for 30 years. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict where he served multiple tours as a boat captain with the Riverine Force. Following his retirement from the Navy, he served as a heavy equipment operations engineer instructor at the Vocational Technical Institute in Chipley, FL.
Tony was a loving father and grandfather. Survivors include his wife Thelma of Ponce De Leon, FL. His son Mark (Shannon) Brinton of Killeen, TX, son Scott (Chris) Brinton of Spring Hill, FL, daughter Lee (Joey) Lindsay of Destin, FL, son Tony (Amy) Summerlin of Atlanta, Ga, sons Anthony and Major Summerlin of home. 11 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. His sister Dora Bias of Elba, Al.
Tony lived life to the fullest and is a true "American Hero", earning 2 Silver Stars, 2 Bronze Stars with Combat "V", Two Navy Commendations with Combat "V" and 2 Purple Hearts in Vietnam. He loved being outdoors as he had been all his life with the Navy and Teaching jobs.
Tony was buried March 19, 2013 in Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, FL
Redesignated NMC Portsmouth
As the U. S. Navy's oldest, continuously-operating hospital since 1830, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) proudly serves past and present military members and their families. The nationally acclaimed, state-of-the-art medical center, including its nine branch clinics located throughout the Hampton Roads area, additionally offers premier research and teaching programs designed to prepare new doctors, nurses and hospital corpsmen for future roles in healing and wellness. NMCP is a patient-driven TRICARE facility entrusted with the health readiness of the United States armed forces.
Geographically located in the southeastern corner of the Commonwealth of Virginia, on historic Hospital Point in Portsmouth, Virginia, the main campus of NMCP is home to more than 5,000 men and women who provide healthcare services to the brave men and women of all our armed forces, their family members, and military retirees which is a daunting task accomplished with great skill and competency by the "First and Finest."
Hampton Roads generally includes the cities of Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Suffolk, and is populated with more than 1.5 million people. The region is homeport to the majority of the ships, aircraft, and Department of the Navy Sailors and Marines assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. Naval Medical Center Portsmouth is one of many regional commands that constitute the largest military concentration in the world.
