Kevorkian Assists Coloradan’s Suicide

A Colorado man who was counseled by Jack Kevorkian’s closest ally committed suicide with the doctor’s help on the same day as her funeral, Kevorkian’s lawyer said. Attorney Geoffrey Fieger said that Kevorkian was with Thomas Edward Summerlee of Colorado Springs, Colo., when he died Friday. It is only the second death Kevorkian has acknowledged attending since the state issued a cease-and-desist order against him in April for practicing medicine without a license. Summerlee’s body was found in a motel room in Farmington Hills, Mich., police said. A typed note said Summerlee had multiple sclerosis. Farmington Hills is where Janet Good’s funeral was held Friday. The 73-year-old woman died Tuesday after a two-year bout with pancreatic cancer. Fieger said Good, who often fielded people’s requests for Kevorkian’s assistance, had been counseling Summerlee for a month.