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Summerfield Key (Skeeter) Johnston III
WELLINGTON - A polo player died Friday after an accident during a practice game in the run-up to the Stanford U.S. Open, according to his family.
Summerfield "Skeeter" Johnston III was flown to Delray Beach Medical Center late Wednesday to relieve swelling in his brain after his horse fell on him while riding on his farm in Wellington, his family said in a statement.
Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief Steve Delai said his department responded to the call on Wednesday that "a polo player had been thrown from and then crushed or rolled over on by his horse." Delai said he could not release further details because of privacy laws.
A spokesman for the family said they would have no further comment at this time.
Johnston, 53, was the son of Summerfield Johnston Jr., former CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. He was in the area preparing for the Stanford U.S. Open to be held later this month at the International Polo Club Palm Beach.
Skeeter Johnston III was the son of Summerfield Johnston Jr., former CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc
Summerfield K. (“Skeeter”) Johnston III, 53, of Big Horn and Palm Beach, Fla., died April 6, 2007, in Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla. A member of the family that brought high-goal polo to Sheridan County, Mr. Johnston suffered head injuries during a polo match April 4 at his Everglades Polo Facility in Wellington, Fla., when his horse fell with him during play. This game was preparation for his team's participation in the 2007 U.S. Open Polo Tournament at the International Polo Club in Wellington. A celebration of his life is planned Tuesday in Florida. Born Jan. 8, 1954, in Chattanooga, Tenn., he graduated from Bright School grammar school and Baylor School in Chattanooga and from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla. Mr. Johnston, along with his parents, Summerfield K. (“Skey”) Jr. and Gil, bought the Flying H Ranch and adjoining Meade Creek Ranch near Big Horn in 1985. Under Johnston family management, the polo club grew into one of the top polo operations in the country with high-goal polo players from South America and Europe as well as the United States coming here to compete. In 1997, he joined the family's Johnston Coca-Cola Bottling Group Inc. He served in several management positions including president of the company's food and restaurant division and of its Australian subsidiary, WinPac Ltd. He was president of the Group's Coca-Cola Bottling Company Northwest in Minneapolis and of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Cleveland, Tenn. Following the merger of Johnston Coca-Cola Bottling Group with Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. in 1991, he held a number of executive positions at CCE including vice president — human resources; senior vice president and president of the Eastern North American Group, responsible for bottling operations in the Eastern United States; and executive vice president and chief strategy and business development officer. He retired from Coca-Cola Enterprises in February 2004 and had served as a member of the board of directors of Coca-Cola Enterprises since 2004. Coca-Cola Enterprises is the largest bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola products in the world. He was also chairman of the Krystal Co., which operates quick-serve restaurants throughout the Southeastern United States; and a member of the board of directors of SunTrust Bank of Chattanooga, N.A.; MetalTek International Inc., a specialty metal casting company; Southern Screens Entertainment LLC, which conducts real estate development and operates multiscreen cinema houses in Argentina; eSkye Solutions Inc., a distributor of channel-management software; and the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. Known for his devotion to family, he also loved hunting and fishing, both of which he pursued throughout the world. He was an outstanding amateur player and leader in polo in the United States. He was a governor-at-large of the U.S. Polo Association and co-founder of the North American Polo League. He was captain of his teams that won the $100,000 Gold Cup, a 26-goal tournament, in 1988; the Cartier International Open in 1982; the USPA Heritage Cup twice; and the 2003 Hall of Fame Cup. His teams were three times runner-up in the U.S. Open Polo Tournament. Survivors include his wife, Leslie Buttram Johnston; a daughter, Louisa; his parents; three sisters, Katherine Johnston Tudor, Lavinia Johnston, and Gillian Johnston; a brother, Robert Johnston; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may benefit Polo Training Foundation, 70 Clinton St., Tully, NY 13159 or a charity of the donor's choosing.
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Arnold E. Wolgast
March 07, 2002
Arnold E. Wolgast died in his sleep on March 1, 2002, at the home of his son, Arnold K. "Pete" Wolgast, in Westport, Conn.
Arnie was a resident of Petoskey since he came to teach history and coach football, basketball and baseball in 1930. Countless young men were inspired by his leadership and integrity. He coached outstanding teams at Petoskey High School, where his 1936 basketball team narrowly lost to St. Theresa in the state championship game. In 1931, his Petoskey football team was 8-1, losing only a 13-7 game to Cadillac.
Arnie went on to Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw in 1938, where again he was a successful American history teacher and coach of the football and basketball teams, ending as athletic director.
By 1943, Arnie was back in Petoskey, where he joined Bill Parks in a successful small business. Their insurance agency was located on the second floor of the J.C. Penney Building.
In that same year, he joined the Kiwanis Club of Petoskey. Later, Arnie became president of the Kiwanis Club. In 1995, the club honored him as a "Distinguished Kiwanian." During the course of the ceremonies, Forest Evashevski, the former University of Michigan quarterback and football coach and athletic director at the University of Iowa, remarked that "athletes live up to the standards coaches expect of them. Through the morals and ethics Wolgast taught his players, his ideals will live in perpetuity. The city of Petoskey is far richer for having you as a resident." Arnie remained a member of the club for 58 years until his death.
Arnie served as the president of the board of the Lockwood Hospital and on city of Petoskey boards and commissions as well as the Emmet County Development Board. He took his greatest pleasure in finding just the right person for a board, persuading the person to join the board and then assisting and watching that person succeed.
In the late 1940s and 1950s, Arnie was the play-by-play announcer on WMBN radio for the Petoskey High School football and basketball teams. His broadcasting was loved by the fans because of his knowledge and his enthusiasm for the games. During a portion of this period his son, Pete, played on a number of successful teams.
Arnie Wolgast was born Nov. 21, 1906, in Aurora, Ill., the son of Oscar and Emma Wolgast. By 1925 he was a freshman at the University of Illinois, where he played end on Bob Zuppke's Big Ten and National Championship team of 1927.
In 1929 his Illinois team lost only to Northwestern and Arnie was chosen to the second all Big Ten team and to an All American North Team which beat an All American South team in the Cotton Bowl. His coach, Bob Zuppke, called Wolgast one of the greatest ends he had ever coached. Listening to the advice of "Red" Grange's brother, Arnie turned down an offer to play for a predecessor team of the Detroit Lions in the National Football League.
Arnie Wolgast was honored as the Grand Marshal of Petoskey's Fourth of July Parade in 2001. For at least the last 10 years he was a member of the "Wrecking Crew," which met regularly for breakfast at J.W. Filmore's and discussed and made decisions on the major events of the day. Arnie, an ardent golfer was a long-time member and past president of the Petoskey-Bay View Country Club as well as a long-time member of Zion Lutheran Church.
Arnie Wolgast is survived by his wife of 71 years, Louise Klehm Wolgast, who is currently living with their daughter, Judy Wolgast, in Concord, Mass. In addition to the two children, Pete and Judy, Arnie and Lou are greatly loved by their seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.