SENTRY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 1800 North Point Drive Stevens Point, WI 54481 Telephone (715)346-6000 May 14, 2001 Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Investment Management Judiciary Plaza 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 Re: Sentry Variable Life Account I Registration Statement on Form S-6 File No. 333-59680 Accession Number 0000771440-01-500003 Dear Sir/Madam: Sentry Life Insurance Company, on behalf of its separate account, Sentry Variable Life Account I, hereby respectfully requests withdrawal of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-6 pursuant to Rule 477 of the Securities Act of 1933. This Registration Statement was filed on April 27, 2001, and was inadvertently filed using an incorrect form type. This Registration Statement has been refiled using the correct form type, 485BPOS. Very truly yours, s/ Sue Brock Sue Brock Legal/Corporate Specialist