Editing Roy Sullivan (section)

== Personal life ==
Roy was born in [[Greene County, Virginia]], on February 7, 1912. He started working as a ranger in Shenandoah National Park in 1936.<ref name=hank>{{cite news|author=Hank Burchard|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1347&dat=19720502&id=OScVAAAAIBAJ&pg=7465,354926|access-date=August 18, 2009|title=Lightning strikes four times|publisher=The Ledger|date=May 2, 1972}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Sullivan was described as a brawny man with a broad, rugged face, who resembled the actor [[Gene Hackman]]. He was said to have been avoided by people during the later years of his life, owing to fears of being struck by lightning, and that saddened him. He once recalled: "For instance, I was walking with the Chief Ranger one day when lightning struck way off” (in the distance). The Chief said, "I'll see you later".<ref>{{cite web|last=McCaslin|first=John|url=https://www.insidenova.com/news/regional/shenandoah-recalls-park-ranger-struck-seven-times-by-lightning/article_a4d7764c-a675-11e9-822a-93c52d9ad122.html|title=Shenandoah recalls park ranger struck seven times by lightning|publisher=Inside NOVA|date=July 14, 2019|access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref>

On the morning of September 28, 1983, Sullivan died at the age of 71 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57934420/|title=Roy C. Sullivan, 71, ex-ranger|agency=[[Associated Press|AP]]|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=September 30, 1983|access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref> Two of his [[Campaign hat|ranger hats]] are on display at two [[Guinness Book of World Records|Guinness World Exhibit Halls]] in New York City and South Carolina.<ref name=book1 />{{bots|deny=Citation bot}}