Van Summerill, who died earlier this month, spearheaded efforts in the 1980s and 1990s to save the iconic theater — a key part of the city's arts offerings — from the wrecking ball.
<p>OGDEN — Back in the 1980s, Peery's Egyptian Theater wasn't much of a draw.
</p><p>Summerhill had grown up attending Saturday matinees at the theater as a kid in the 1950s — later working there selling concessions, taking tickets and operating the projector —&#
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