 Sommers had a studio in his Florida home and also in his Cincinnati home so he could continue working from both locations.Sommers is survived by his sons Steve Sommers (born c. 1965; host of "America's Trucking Network"), media executive Sean Compton, David Sommers (who runs the travel business founded by his mother), Kevin Sommers, and Jason Sommers, stepson Brian Mitchell, and his daughter, Krissie Sommers Kastle who currently resides in Indiana.He had 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.