John Miller
(29 AUG 1933, 14 JAN 2007)
John Miller Eulogies
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Sheila and John Wing, John and Ruth Miller, Laura Stoeckel (50th, MAY 2005)
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Bottoms, Mary Fran Bottoms, Chapman, John Miller
Ruth Miller, Sheila Wing, Phyllis Chapman (50th, MAY 2005)
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C - 2
1st Row: Woerner, McCrillis, Lowry, John Miller, Wing, McDonald, Nieves-Rivera
2nd Row: Chapman, Lovell (CO), Ralph Henry, Hodges, Hargrove
3rd Row: Bottoms, Gilpin, Warren Jones, Tom Phillips, Stoeckel
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(NOV 1953), Goat Team (Goats 13, Engineers 7)
2nd Row: ?, Major "Irregardless" Smith, Stern, ?, Herren, Coleman, Dilts x55, Wilkinson
Patton, Doyle, McGrevey, Ewing, ?, Strati, ?, C. Martin, ?, Steinman
Lowry, John Miller, West, Gunderson, Quinn, Whittaker, Napier, Pace, Nidever
1st Row: Hall, Greer, Trobaugh, Woodruff x55, Auger, Gransback
Nichols, W. Smith, George Smith x55, C. Johnson
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From: Bill Haas [mailto:haas55@bham.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007) 10:43 AM To: WP Society Birmingham (WPS-Birmingham@West-Point.org) Subject: Death Notice Our Society President, Jay Patton, is out of town and asked me to post the following on our Society net. John W. Miller, Class of 1955) and President of our Society from 1993) to 1995), died of a massive heart attack late Sunday night. Viewing is tonight (Tue) from 7:009:00 at the Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home on Hwy 150 in Hoover. Funeral services are tomorrow (Wed), 2:00 p.m. at St. Mark United Methodist in Vestavia Hills. St. Mark is on Columbiana Rd just off US 31. Ruth has asked that those of us in attendance sit as a group and serve as honorary pall bearers. John?s grandsons will serve as the actual pall bearers. If you plan to attend the funeral, please let me know so that I can advise the funeral director of how many seats to rope off for us. Interment will follow the funeral at Jefferson Memorial Gardens, Hwy 150, Hoover. We anticipate full military honors but have not yet heard back from Fort Rucker. John W. Miller MILLER, LTC JOHN W. (RETIRED), of Hoover, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2007), at the age of 73. He was a member of the First Christian Church and faithfully attended Saint Mark United Methodist Church. LTC(R) Miller was a graduate of USMA at West Point, Class of 1955); a member of the West Point Glee Club that appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show; and served two tours in Vietnam, where he received numerous decorations. He received his masters degree in Public Administration from the University of MO at K.C.; was a member of GAMMA BETA PHI; a Kentucky Colonel; a patron of the arts in Birmingham, where he served on the Opera board; and CEO of AQAF. He is survived by his wife, Ruth K. Miller; three sons, John W. Miller II (Polly Garmon), John Michael Kincaid and Richard C. Kincaid (Laura Tate); three daughters, Melanie Powers (Greg), Melinda Wicker (Greg) and Susan Seagle (Mark); twelve grandchildren, Greggory Maril, Philip John, and Meleah Powers; Greg II and John Henry Wicker; John (Jay) III and Melissa Miller; Cynthia, Lydia, John Mark, and Julia Seagle; and Matthew Kincaid. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Jean Peterson Miller, and his parents R. Walton and Leona Miller. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 16, 2007), from 7 PM until 9 PM at Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 17, 2007), at 2 PM at Saint Mark UMC, with Rev. Belon Friday officiating. Interment will be in Jefferson Memorial Gardens, South. Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home directing. "On the last day, take us to be with Thee in eternal fellowship." The Birmingham News The funeral was attended by approximately 400, the music was provided by a choir of about 50, and the Alma Mater was sung a cappella. Seven members of the Birmingham WP Society (including classmates Michalove and Haas) served as honorary pall bearers. The service was extremely well done and decidedly a tribute to John. A Fort Rucker detachment was at the interment. They executed the honors will grace and precision. Bill Hass (18 JAN 2007) No more reveille, no more calls, no more area, no more crying at the boards, and no more extra instruction. You were special because you were forged in a crucible that made us all a special kind of steel. We will meet again my brother. Al (Abe) Parker, B-2 January 19, 2007) |
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