Memorial service held for Hopewell High grad

Janie Slusarick and husband Scot

Nov. 12. By Jason Benavides. A memorial was held today at Langtree Charter Academy Lower Campus in Mooresville for Summer Erika Heath. Summer, 27, passed away on Oct. 30 after her 8 year battle with

Langtree Charter students and staff release balloons in memory of Summer

Ocular Melanoma. She was the third and youngest student from Hopewell High School to be diagnosed with the rare eye cancer.

The former Langtree 2nd grade teacher was honored with a mural placed in the 2nd grade hall now named Summer’s Way. She received her teaching degree from UNC Pembroke and was a charter member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority which focused on “building relationships.”

Martha Aquisto displays the mural dedicated to Summer Erika Heath

Her mother Janie Slusarick and husband Scot accepted the mural. The Cornelius residents said Summer was someone who “always saw the good in everyone.”